Rockler Lid-Stay Torsion Soft Close Hinges (Pair of 2, Rustic Bronze) – 60” Pound Lid Support Soft Close Cabinet Hardware – Bronze Lid Hinge Support - Heavy Duty Hardware

I have used 3 of these hinges for a puzzle table/coffee table that I'm building and they work as advertised. The tabletop that I made is very heavy, so I used 3 of the 60lb torsion hinges. They certainly hold the lid open, but I would need another for them to operate as a soft close hinge. I'm happy with holding the lid for closing as using another hinge would make it too hard to lift the lid. Run your calculations (lid weight in pounds X distance to centerline of lid then divide that number by the torsion rating of this hinge) and double check your arithmetic. For my table my calculations are: 17 pounds x 15 inches = 255 inch pounds of torque on the hinge. I bought the 60 pound torsion hinges, so the total number of hinges needed to be fully soft closing would be: 255/60 = 4.25 hinges. Round up to 5 hinges total. I like how the lid is supported with three of them. If you have small children that could be hurt by a closing lid, then go with the 5 hinges in the above example. For my 22 year old daughter, it is perfect.

The two hinges held the toy-chest lid in place with no trouble at all. Highly recommend these if you’re looking for something that’s clean looking and easy to install. They can be installed either flush mount or with an overhang. The hinges also hold the lid at any angle, which is very important because the lid will not drop on kids fingers.

Took four of these to hold open my homemade rabbit hutch lid. It doesn't hold it in any position, but it will keep it open if it's positioned straight up. Easy to install.

These hinges are great. I put these on a blanket chest I made. Very strong.

I have used these hinges on several projects. Toy box, wedding memory box, treasure chest and I will use them on any other box that comes up! Very kid friendly.

It saved a lot of work on my part, I didn't need the extra lid support, and I also didn't need the jig required for the original hinges that I had purchased.

Used the 60 lb. hinges for a toy box lid. The part I didn’t find anyone mentioning is that after the hinges are fastened to the back and lid, there will be a 1/2” gap in the front. In order to have the lid close completely flush, you will need to inset the hinges on the rear of the toy box.I used some rubber bumpers on the front legs to make it appear it was designed with the 1/2” gap as I was press for time. I would have inset the hinges to make the closing flush in the front.Very sturdy feeling hinges but will see how they hold up over time.

Great hinges, if you use the correct hinges and the correct number, the top stays where you put it. I have used these hinges in 12 boxes so far and all have worked well. A thing to note, the back of the box has to be 3/4" . There really can't be anything else on the back that makes the back thicker than the 3/4" because of the way the hinges are designed. They are easy to install and work well. Kinda expensive but worth it if you need them. I could not find anything else like them out in the market.