DIYbanter - View Single Post - Fitting a lid damper/stay to an antique coffer

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On 26/02/2021 21:42, Steve Walker wrote:
On 26/02/2021 12:10, wrote:
A new job has popped-up: making the lid of an antique oak coffer
(blanket box) safe for kids. It would be easy to fit one of the
off-the-peg stays but this "box" dates from the mid 1600s so I want to
do something that is in keeping and can easily be removed. All ideas
gratefully received.

Modern gas struts would not be in keeping, but how about a friction
damped stay?
Yes, that's what I was thinking of but couldn't come-up with a foolproof
way of doing it. Another thought is to wind a couple of torsion springs
that operate on arms that partly counterbalance the lid. It may come
down to using a gas strut disguised in a bit of old oak, but only if I
can't devise something else.