Soft Down Lid Support

This product worked very well. I loaded the lid with some DVD's and a book, and some Video Tapes, and the lid still came down softly. I did use two of them, and if I built another like it, I would get the heavier duty ones. Very good product, though. Oh, and by recessing the brackets, I fit them into a 1/2" wide space. I did have to make a groove for the little rivet to go into though.

This item is a MUST for any project with a closing lid. I first used this item about 12 years ago on an oak kitchen trash can so it gets PLENTY of use. The only complaint I have about the unit is the center screw that holds the closer to the side wall will work its way loose. If your project gets the workout like mine does several open/close cycles a day you will want to check the screw periodically. Other than that this is an excellent product.

The instructions included with the support are small and hard to read. After going to the web site I found on the instructions, installation was a breeze. I installed two on the toy chest lid and they work fantastically - now no worries that my grandson will get mashed/pinched fingers.

My daughter and I installed a set of these on my daughter's Chistmas present hope chest. I'd just finished the chest in time to take to her GA home and discovered that the lid supports I'd bought for the project 3 months earlier didn't fit. I had 1.5 x 2.5" of cherry between the support and the hinge. I had these delivered to my daughters house and headed down with the chest on a trailer.Installation was a breeze! The downloadable template made that a no brainer. We did have to add .875" to the back measurement but they worked like a charm and they lower the 18.5 lb. cherry and lacewood lid slowly and softly. And they're dandy lookers too! I highly recommend them.

I used the soft down lid support to replace an old support on one of my daughters toy boxes and it works great. You can easily open the lid and also avoid any "pinched" fingers. I highly recommend it.