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Hinge Help?

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:54 am
by honesttjohn
Making youngest grandson a toybox. Progression pics to follow. What are some of the best ez close hinges for the lid. Will probably use a piano hinge to fasten the lid to the box. Don't want the little fella (or folks) to get hurt.

Re: Hinge Help?

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:06 pm
by roxanne562001
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QV4XHDH/re ... merReviewsI have never used these myself but they look pretty nice and would probably work well for you. They seem to be rated pretty good.

Re: Hinge Help?

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:42 pm
by DaninVan
These aren't really hinges, they're 'stays'...use them with your piano hinge.
https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/ha ... em=03K2006

Re: Hinge Help?

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:15 pm
by Cherryville Chuck
One mistake I made when I built one for my kids many years ago was not adding a spacer between the back and lid and hinge. That caused the lid to be at 90* when open and it wasn't stable at that angle. A spacer would have allowed it to open about 10* past vertical which would have been stable. I didn't have stays like Roxanne showed back then. At perfectly vertical there is no closing force on the lid. The weight increases to full at the point where it closes.