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10th July 2007, 09:17 PM #1
Locating optimum position for lid stay - how?
OK,
I am just finishing a project (storage box)and bought some nice brass stays like this:
to hold the lid open when needed. I thought it would be a relatively simple job, but I can't for the life of me work out how to locate the best position for the screws. Has anyone used these type of stays, and how did you place them on your project?
These ones are fairly stiff, especially as they approach the locking position of 180 degrees, which is the position I would have thought would have been best for the lid's 90- degree, fully open position. But if I hold the stays in this position with my hand so they are nearly fully extended, it doesn't appear that they will allow the lid to close again. I suppose a picture of a working one would explain more than 1000 words here...
All suggestions welcome!
JimLast edited by jimmyh; 10th July 2007 at 09:21 PM. Reason: spelling
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11th July 2007, 01:03 AM #2
Mock up a corner and lid from offcuts to mimic your box so you can see whats happening and work out what is the best position.
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11th July 2007, 12:31 PM #3
Your picture shows the bracket inverted. The flange on your lower right attaches to the lid; the other plate attaches to the inside of the box. With reference to this sketch ("Chest or Box"):
http://www.whitechapel-ltd.com/tech/...id_stays.shtml
Establish dimension "C" by holding the collapsed bracket with the lid flange flush with the top of the box. Draw a horizontal line through the screw holes.
With the bracket opened, maneuver the two plates so that dimensions "A" & "B" are equal. Your particular bracket may require unequal A & B, however.
Verify the arrangement with a mockup from scrap, as Harry72 suggests.
JoeOf course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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12th July 2007, 08:38 AM #4
Thanks very much fellas. I feel such a fool for not nutting this out, but I really didn't want to make a mistake with it. That was a nice link Joe, seems like plenty of rare hardware for sale there!