Marineboy
Established Member
I've knocked up the attached for my one year old grandson to keep his toys in order. It's 12mm MDF panels in softwood frame, 800 by 40 by 40. I've left the gap at the front to a) provide a grip to open the lid and b) mitigate the risk of fingers being caught/crushed.
I would like to fit some kind of mechanism to the lid to provide a soft close feature to remove the risk of injury entirely. I have trawled online and there are a number of confusing options quoting different amounts of NM and the like. I am really stumped as to the best solution. The lid weighs 9kg which I know is on the heavy side but I wanted something substantial enough to sit on. I've not fitted hinges yet, as I am wondering whether there is some solution involving soft close mechanisms built into the hinge itself, along the lines of those used for vertical-doored kitchen cabinets, though of course with much stronger damping effect.
I'd appreciate any advice from anyone with experience of these kind of fittings.
I would like to fit some kind of mechanism to the lid to provide a soft close feature to remove the risk of injury entirely. I have trawled online and there are a number of confusing options quoting different amounts of NM and the like. I am really stumped as to the best solution. The lid weighs 9kg which I know is on the heavy side but I wanted something substantial enough to sit on. I've not fitted hinges yet, as I am wondering whether there is some solution involving soft close mechanisms built into the hinge itself, along the lines of those used for vertical-doored kitchen cabinets, though of course with much stronger damping effect.
I'd appreciate any advice from anyone with experience of these kind of fittings.
