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Gas strut selection

Ro-76 · 2016-12-05 17:40:09

Hi I'm wondering if someone has experience with gas struts in carpentry? I've built a bin store with a horizontal hinged lid on top and I want to add 2 gas struts to help raise the lid. The lid is 160 cm from hinge to front edge. It weighs 13.5kg and I want it to lift about 70cm at the front. Would anyone be able to help…

05-12-2016 5:40pm

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Ro-76

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Hi

I'm wondering if someone has experience with gas struts in carpentry?

I've built a bin store with a horizontal hinged lid on top and I want to add 2 gas struts to help raise the lid. The lid is 160 cm from hinge to front edge. It weighs 13.5kg and I want it to lift about 70cm at the front.

Would anyone be able to help with a calculation please?

Thx

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#2 07-12-2016 1:53am

Steve

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Some good info on http://www.camloc.com/

Would need a sketch of the proposed hinge points / fulcrum to calculate the lifting force.

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#3 09-12-2016 1:09pm

CJhaughey

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SGS manufacture gas struts and have a free design service.
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-struts

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