Rockler’s Lid-Stay Hinge acts as both hinge and lid support, keeping chest covers from crashing down with constant torque.
Another use of nifty technology applied to woodworking is the Rockler Lid-Stay Torsion Hinge, which employs constant torque — the same thing that keeps a laptop computer open — to the lids on the boxes and chests you make. The Lid-Stay is used as both a hinge and a lid support, keeping lids of different sizes (the Lid-Stay comes in 30, 40 and 60 inch-pound ratings) open and not crashing down on fingers. As of 2009, individual Lid-Stay Torsion Hinges cost $19.99, while two-packs of the 40 or 60 inch-pound ratings sell for $35.99.
