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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3501 Posts |
I have a wooden box about the size of a microwave. I have a string set up so that I can make the lid open.
I need something to reduce the amount of pull I need to open the lid. I once had a device that could be attatched to the wall of the box and had a piston that pushed upward because of the spring inside. I used that on another project and it would be perfect for this one but I don't know what it was called or what it's intended use was. Any help appreciated. |
David Todd Inner circle 2328 Posts |
I think what you may be looking for is a pneumatic piston hinge
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3501 Posts |
The pnumatic piston hinge is a great deal more complicated than the device I am looking for but it might work so I'll check it out,
Wha I'm looking for is just a piston that can move up and down with a spring that holds it up unless pushed on by a larger force. |
MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3501 Posts |
I want to effectively make the lid weigh almost nothing so the string will be easier to pull.
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Dan Ford Special user Illinois 753 Posts |
Try a pulley system.
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ekins Special user Portland, Oregon 513 Posts |
Is this what you're looking for?
https://www.rockler.com/lift-o-matreg-ga......d=V91040 |
Mark Boody Illusionist Inner circle 1366 Posts |
Maybe a spring set up like a lift up coffee table, it takes very little pressure to open or close.
Hope this helps. Mark
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. Frank L. Gaines
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Albrecht New user 14 Posts |
Have a look at this. Not anything near to what you asked about, but it is a way to make a box lid open.
https://www.frightprops.com/electric-lid-opener.html |
Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1165 Posts |
Just a memory -once wife and I were in a restaurant -my knee hit something under the table. When knee hit 'it' the table cloth and plate rose - we called the waiter over and freaked him out. It was a loose bolt for an extension of our table.
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3501 Posts |
Thanks guys. The divice I was looking for is much much simpler than those you suggest.
I actually managed to make one myself out of wood and a spring. I found but after a few tests decided the box worked better without it. |
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