I bought a pair of these for my little boys toy box to save his fingers after looking around for a while then watching this video - really happy with them, they where pretty easy to fit after watching the video. Cheer for the tutorial
@NewBritWorkshop4 жыл бұрын
Hi Danny, Great, many thanks. Peter
@kylehulvey85134 жыл бұрын
Watching from the Pacific Northwest USA as I prepare to use similar stays for large workbench lid. Your video has been most helpful! And, I have to say, your precision of language is refreshing! Thank you so much! Take care!
@NewBritWorkshop4 жыл бұрын
Hi Kyle, Many thanks. Peter
@user-lc1mp4jb7i8 ай бұрын
I bought this on the strength of this video. Works like a treat. Brillant. Thank You so much.
@NewBritWorkshop8 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Cheers. Peter
@johnsmith-fz3qk Жыл бұрын
What a fabulous test. Looking for a set of dampeners/hinges for a storage bench lid and this I think would work splendidly.
@newfization7 жыл бұрын
Have to admit, I had a big smile when it closed so well at the end.
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Big smile? - I had a really big sigh of relief when it worked ! Ha ha - cheers. Peter
@lobird233 жыл бұрын
What a clever idea. I must build one for my shop computer. Thank you for the brilliant concept.
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ray, I knew when I started that my lid was heavier than the spec for the stays and I do have to take care now when closing the keyboard cabinet lid. Try and keep the weight within spec if you can. Cheers. Peter
@xsbxsbxsb7 жыл бұрын
Peter, I get so absorbed in your videos that I continue right onto the next one... Then I have to come back, rewatch videos and give the m the thumbs up / "like" because I don't know which I have neglected to rate!
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Benjamin, Thank you so much. Peter
@Octobermory5 жыл бұрын
So nicely done. Thank you for showing and explaining in detail.
@NewBritWorkshop5 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. Peter
@JoelAaargh7 жыл бұрын
This is really useful as I need to make my son a toy box! Thanks as always for the detailed look and the process for fitting these hinges. And a huge thumbs up for the new outro music!
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Joel, Many thanks and good luck with your son's toy box. Peter
@eddyflynn2137 жыл бұрын
thanks for showing this Peter I've had issues with stays in the past it's very reassuring to see you nervous (as you let it fall for the first time) about a project as you always seem so calm even with the most testing of tasks
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Eddy, Thank goodness they worked ! Cheers. Peter
@billyarmstrong38845 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, I have presently constructed a wheelybin storage and am looking for a way to soft close the lid, sadly my first attempt has failed. Came across your little video and it looks like this is exactly what I am after, my lid I beleive is a bit heavier, however I am prepared to spend the money and try it out, you never know it may work out :) Have now subscribed to your chanel. Video great quality, explination and guidance is perfect, once again Peter, many thanks.
@NewBritWorkshop5 жыл бұрын
Hi Billy, I did say in my video that my application was beyond the spec of the stays and so if your wheely bin lid is heavier you should not expect it to "Soft Close" very well. They are great products and I am pleased with mine. Good luck. Peter
@eversleyowl7 жыл бұрын
Peter, by putting the clamps all on the end on the test rig lid it looked like the weight was more concentrated at the end of the lid where the leverage is greatest. So I had no doubt the lid on your cabinet would be fine once I saw the 'three clamp' test run. Nice work. But I actually miss your old music. Terry.
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Terry, My lid does have that flap which is probably about 2 kg so the original idea of the clamps was to simulate that flap. Eurofit have a lid/hinge calculator on their web site which could be very useful for a normal lid. I am trying to persuade the musician who played the original music (my son) to visit and perform the same piece on the new keyboard ! Cheers. Peter
@yay-cat5 жыл бұрын
I want to make a vanity/dressing table that has a slanted lid like an old school/writing desk. The plan is to have a mirror with some LEDs on the inside. With the slant the hinge will have to fully extend through the entire 105deg range (I would have preferred something steeper but 15 deg could work), and with the addition of a mirror lining the lid could also get pretty heavy, but looking at the size of your lid I think I just might be able to get away with it. Thank you for the vid!
@NewBritWorkshop5 жыл бұрын
Hi Ayan, Good luck. Peter
@joelfirebrace8273 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@devil0311doc4 жыл бұрын
Great info, spot on instruction for installation thank you
@MultiWarrior637 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter, nice job
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ken. Peter
@johnners9116 жыл бұрын
Perfect! Thankyou, just what I needed to see :)
@NewBritWorkshop6 жыл бұрын
The plans are available free of charge, all I need is an email address to which I can send them. Peter
@johnners9116 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it was the fitting of the stays that brought me here. I have now ordered some. Thanks again for the detailed and helpful video.
@meanders92217 жыл бұрын
Meticulous work, nice! Another option might be Rockler's 15 to 60 inch-pound "Lid Stay Torsion Hinge" in which the soft close mechanism is concealed inside a conventional looking hinge, advertised in the U.S. as a toy chest hinge. Don't know if its applicable, or available, to you but might be of interest just to see alternatives. Cheers!
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, Many thanks for that information but there is nothing like that over here that I have found. Peter
@robertbrunston54067 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@cobberpete17 жыл бұрын
Good on Euro Fit, I had a concern when you were using the test jig, I thought the main body of the stay would interferer with access to the socket but in the end shots I see it is clear. A good result.
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, Yes, I had done some tests and made some measurements before deciding on the location of the switch and socket. They work very well despite my lid being beyond the spec of the stays. Peter
@chuongpham66386 жыл бұрын
well job uncle.. it is helpful..Thanks
@kerryclark19267 жыл бұрын
Peter, have you thought about the cushion of air inside the box? I believe that the air helps the lid not slam down.
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Kerry, Yes I have and I think that I mention it in another video that followed. The stays do a great job but I knew at the beginning that I was using them far beyond their stated capacity. Peter
@elkeschein Жыл бұрын
I woulrd need tiny ones for my aluminium case that have only a 24mm internal hight when its closed. But i dont hink they exist
@willmain32897 жыл бұрын
Hello Peter , did you consider gas struts , in my opinion the best things for the job.
@lou48725 жыл бұрын
Just a quick question. How much 'effort' was required to open/close the lid. I have made a table and chairs set for a 2 year old child. The table top lid will open and close to access small storage area for colouring books, crayons etc. So far the soft closing lid stays I have tried, require too much 'strength' from a 2 year old to get the lid open/closed, in my opinion. Great video and thanks for sharing.
@NewBritWorkshop5 жыл бұрын
Hi Lou, The stays provide a continuous lifting force and a damping effect when closing. The effort will depend on the weight of your lid. My keyboard cabinet lid is very heavy and beyond the spec for the stays but they do dampen the movement enough to avoid damage. Peter
@andrewbowden48823 жыл бұрын
After seeing your video Peter, I looked these up and purchased a left and right hand. They have gone up and are over £11 each now. They also charge postage so just less than £30 for the pair. I wanted 90° like you and my calculations were the same as yours. My lid weighs 3.75 kg. It measures 490mm x 770m and is made from birch ply. The lid comes down slowly until about half way and then comes crashing down even with full adjustment on each stay. I'm not sure the best way to improve the last part of the decent. Do you have any ideas?
@NewBritWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, Your top is heavier than mine and I knew that I was beyond the stated limit for the stays - I did say this. I do not know of any way of improving them and I am afraid that with time they will weaken a little. Peter
@andrewbowden48823 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter. School boy error I'm afraid on my part. I measured from the inside back edge rather than the outside. Strange how these things occur to you in the middle of the night! I've adjusted the positioning and it works perfectly now. Andrew
@AgentSeventyOne4 жыл бұрын
I’m only here for the outro music 🔥
@AmauryJacquot7 жыл бұрын
one thing is probably helping there, the fact that you have a lot of air moving under the lid, that gets compressed as the hole between the lid and the rest of the case is getting smaller... this also act as a form of dampener at the end of the movement
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Amaury, That is exactly what is happening and it provides that final bit of protection for the lid. Cheers. Peter
@willmain32897 жыл бұрын
sorry, did not see your comment earlier about struts I suppose stays are more traditional.
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
No problem. Peter
@brianc56917 жыл бұрын
Perhaps a third stay in the centre ?
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian, No need - it works perfectly and a third stay would be very ugly. Peter
@brianc56917 жыл бұрын
I defer to your experience Peter :)
@EdemJansen5 жыл бұрын
oh my goodness what wood is that made from?
@NewBritWorkshop5 жыл бұрын
Hi Adam, The legs and main frame are solid hard maple with a figured maple veneer on all faces. The panel work has some inset hard maple strips at the edges and then everything is veneered, again with the figured maple veneer. The music rest has some walnut under the veneer as a contrasting detail and the field of the music rest if (I think) dogwood. Peter
@GarethJoneseurofit7 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, A lovely looking project. I'm glad we could be of assistance, Viewers of this video can check out our toy boxes here: www.eurofitdirect.co.uk/toy-box-lid-stay-right/ www.eurofitdirect.co.uk/toy-box-lid-stay/
@NewBritWorkshop7 жыл бұрын
...and thank you again for your super advice and the sample stays - it is now my "show off" piece of woodwork and everyone remarks on the way the stays work so well. Cheers. Peter
@EurofitdirectCoUk5 жыл бұрын
Please note all our Lid stays can be found here... www.eurofitdirect.co.uk/collections/toy-box-lid-stays
@Jimbob841416 жыл бұрын
I got the cheap eBay piston type... Comes with no instructions hmmmm...
@NewBritWorkshop6 жыл бұрын
You can work it out by laying it out closed and then open. In order to check mine really accurately I made up a dummy lid and box corner. The box corner was just two pieces of 120 mm wide offcuts of MDF joined at right angles. They were only about 300 mm long. My dummy lid was about 200 mm x 300 mm. I was then able to experiment with the placing and when I knew it was right I could take measurements for the final fitting. Peter