Sauton 1pair Folding Lift up Top Table Mechanism Hardware Fitting Hinge, Gas Hydraulic

I used these to convert a chest to a lift-top coffee table. We had two goals, access the chest contents without clearing items off the lid and create a table top as a desk or eating surface.Installation was challenging because I could not access the inside of the chest to align or access screw holes to ensure alignment of the closed top. I ended up creating a jig to make templates for the screw holes. This is not an issue with the hinge, just a reality of the situation if you can't get under the closed top. If you can access the underside of the top when closed, then the project will be easy. I also had to reinforce the chest with inserts and mount the hinges to the inserts. Again, not an issue with the hinge, I just had not considered the strength of the build of the chest.The top opens easily. The gas shocks lift the top effortlessly. You need to close it purposefully with two hands, otherwise it can slam shut when closing. Once open, the table top is strong and stable. I was prepared to add a cross brace (many reviewers said it was needed) but no brace was needed.I was concerned that it might not open high enough, but it's a good height for the chest. You can sit at the couch and use a desk or table. An inch or two more might have been nice, but might also add instability. There is plenty of room to access chest contents when open. I would definitely buy again.

Added these to a slide out drawer in my RV. Somewhat tricky to install (a puzzle that had to be solved, but I'm not an expert with these things), but once in, it works as expected. Sturdy and action is smooth. Nothing cheap about these and I'm looking for more drawers to add this.

For the price and functionality it’s a good product. It was very easy to install. I was concerned when the pair arrived because one wasn’t pressurized and one was over pressurized and very tough to open and close by hand maybe this is how they are all supposed to be because when I installed it that difference in pressure wasn’t an issue and seemed to help with supporting the weight of a 2’ x 2’ thick piece of plywood. I do think it could be smoother to lift up and down but for the price and that it still works well I really don’t mind and it deserves 5 stars.

The media could not be loaded. I installed these by myself using a drill and #8 3/4 multi purpose screws. I built a solid oak coffee table and have been wanting a lift top for a while. I did have to do extensive measuring to make sure everything lined up and that the table top was level. I attached the hinges to the inside of the box of my coffee table first and then laid the wood on top, making sure it was level, and marked the points to put the screws in on the underside. I ended up removing the pneumatic do-hicky (not sure what that's called) using a socket wrench and that made it much easier to screw from the underside. It is more sturdy than I thought it would be and it goes up and down very smoothly. These hinges are supporting a 39"x16" piece of solid oak and I can lift it up and down with one hand no problem...haven't had too much issue with twisting. I am an amateur furniture maker, so I feel pretty good about the finished product. Definitely a good purchase! Just make sure to measure the hinges before making your design-- I made that mistake and had to go out for more red oak after realizing these hinges didn't have enough clearance. Oh well, you live and learn! You can watch the video to see the hinges in action.

I have a coffee that has an existing lift that had broke after 20+ years of use. So I searched online and found amazon had this item for less than 20. Had to try it. When these arrived they were visibly smaller and lighter weight steel thickness. Before I took my coffee table apart, I decided to mount these new lifts to a cart I was building and used a half inch thick particle board about the same size as my coffee table 27x40 as a simulated table top. This simulated table top had to be at least half the weight of my coffee table top. It could not lift the table top, I had to do most of the work. Once fully opened it kind of shifts forward a bit so it stayed open for the most part, and closing it nearly slams("slams" maybe a little over exaggerated), but it came down much harder than expected. While up, it sways left and right quite a bit. My existing table has almost no left to right sway, (I would say it has none, but you can put enough side force to move it a half inch or so). These new lifts were just no match for my coffee table top. The term lift here is used pretty freely, it does lift it about 6 inches, but its not really enough to be useful. My existing hard lifts 10.5 inches. I gave these a poor rating because the description indicates these as heavy duty and are rated quite highly, but they dont work very well for a standard size coffee table made of real wood. these might work for a smaller table like a pop top end table as long as you table lamp is not too heavy.

After reading some reviews that these hinges were not perfectly straight, I was a little bit skeptical but other reviews with pictures convinced me that I needed them.Installing them was a bit of a pain of trial and error but after a while I got it figured out. How i did it: held closed hinge on the left interior side of box, top bracket piece flush with the top of my box and up against the back side. Marked and drilled pilot holes and then secured it in place with #8 1/2" wood screws. (Repeated procedure for other hinge)With both hinges now secured to the box sides, i then placed my upholstered mdf wood lid on the top of the raised hinge brackets. While laying on my back, I used two strips of 2" thick exterior masking tape that i cut to run the length of the hinges. I applied half to the hinge and half the lid board. I was then able to press the lid down and close it. When in the closed position, the lid wasn't completely square with my box so I repeated this procedure until I got it right. While on my back i was then able to hold the lid and secure it in place with 3 screws per side.Works like a charm.