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4 May 2017 at 7:01 pm #311706
Hello friends,
I’m near at completing this chest and I’d like to get your opinion (soon) on hardware.
I was thinking of using two brass hinges and a chain for lid support, but then I saw a brusso hinges that has lid support with it.
Just to get an extra confidence, what type of hinge and lid support would be adequate to use for this project? Any ideas are welcome!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.4 May 2017 at 8:51 pm #311716Brass hinges and a chain are certainly the classical way and absolutely appropriate. You can make the chain long enough to hold the lid open while it is a bit behind the chest, or you can use a stick to hole the lid open in a forward position (stick screwed to the front corner or the chest, quite like the stick that holds the lid of a grand piano).
The brusso hinge looks nice too, and it is a very compact solution! But the lid will have quite a leverage to pull out the hinge and might be safer on hard wood.
And there are these lid supports: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-Bright-Brass-Lid-Support-Right-Hand-Hinges-19844/204485796 This is one model, if you google for “lid support”, you will find many others, more complicated up to really sophisticated.
My opinion: I would use simple brass hinges or even a piano hinge and a stick. It is simple and very reliable.
Please let us all know, what you will go for.
Dieter
5 May 2017 at 6:14 pm #311743Thanks Hugo Notti and Ed.
Hugo, I think I love the grand piano lid stay idea, but I rather not have any more “bulky” parts inside the box, since the space is barely enough for the things I didn’t plan for but would like to have 🙂
I guess chain links is the most reliable option and I’ll take that route.
Thanks again for the links and ideas!
Cheers
Jake9 May 2017 at 6:08 pm #311891Jake, I have a chest, 4′ x 2′ x 2′ in size, and the lid is supported by a stick with a cross section of 1″ x 3/8″, which is mounted at the top of the right side wall. This takes up very little space and it works really well. If the wall is wide enough, you could even create a recess to mount the stick in.
I think, the important difference between chain and stick is, that a chain prevents the lid from falling backwards, when opened more than 90°, while a stick keeps it up, when opened 60°.
Dieter
PS: It is funny, I could not find any picture online to show the stick method. In the end, I looked for pictures of “wooden pirate chest” and found, that most chests have half opened lids with no support whatsoever…
I just finished a hope chest and considered a piano hinge, but didn’t like the look. I instead went with three brass hinges–Worcester-Parsons, although this is cherry, so needs the third hinge. I also mounted a chain support from Rockler. The chain that came with the mounts was too short, so I bought a heavier one from Home Depot. The till lid doubles as a support.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.11 May 2017 at 6:25 am #311918That’s an awesome idea, t be honest. Thanks for sharing!
Sorry for late reply—
I think for now I’ll use the chain (although I can’t find any real brass ones that look dandy)
Then, I may give a try to the “stick” lid support. I think we should come up with a fancy name for it 🙂
Jake: The chain that came with the mounts from Rockler is not pure brass, there is some iron in it since it sticks very slightly to a magnet. It has standard flat oval links. The one from HD is brass plated. I’m not sure if a pure brass chain would hold up well anyway, although your box doesn’t look too big and being pine it should be ok.
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