On 26/02/2021 22:29, alan_m wrote:
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?
Doesn't it depend on the OPs definition of safe?
Kids cannot get access at all.
Kids can get access but heavy lid may drop on little fingers or heads.
Any mechanism that holds the lid open cannot trap/pinch little fingers.
Lid too heavy so some mechanical assistance is required to open it.
etc.
And also, just how valuable is this antique? One could envisage a "free
standing" solution that is not attached to it at all. Or something
minimally invasive, for example attached by screws that could
subsequently be removed, concealing the holes with hard wax filler, for
example.