need soft closers for a blanket box

[johnelliott]

A customer has asked for a blanket box to match the kitchen we supplied. I'm concerned about the danger of the lid slamming onto someone's hands or fingers. I've had a look through the Isaac Lord catalogue and they have various mechanisms with adjustable brakes but none of them look long-term reliable enough to me.
Anyone know of anything more suitable? I did think about their gas struts but they are a bit expensive for this application

John

 

[Mcluma]

get the gas struts from B&Q, they do them there now.

THEY ARE PERFECT, and not dear at al

or otherwise from the scrap yard. but the b&Q ones have a nice short travel

 

[Scrit]

John

Go for the type sold for use on children's toyboxes. Hafele sell them as 372.19.300 , 372.19.100 and 372.19.700

Scrit

 

[jasonB]

You need to look harder John, this one is described in Isaac Lord's catalogue as a gas spring for cusion/toy/blanket boxes.

https://www.isaaclord.co.uk/prodData.as ... 6&SubCat=1

Jason