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My wife has asked that I build her a "Couch Arm Table". Can anyone help me with a source for the spring hinges this project would need? Thanks.
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I made cafe doors with spring hinges. You might be able to make those work.
Or a couple of pieces of wide webbing connecting the bottoms of the arms. It would wrap over the couch arm and provide the clamping force needed. You will have to make a mock up to make sure it works. (It works perfectly in my mind.
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The webbing might be kinder to the couch than the wood.
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(11-15-2018, 12:09 PM)scubagator Wrote: My wife has asked that I build her a "Couch Arm Table". Can anyone help me with a source for the spring hinges this project would need? Thanks.
https://imgur.com/a/XgcJgCW
Google "spring hinges for doors" and you'll see lots of hits. Here's one at
Home Depot that might work.
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McMaster-Carr has several styles that might work. Look for "Metal Self-Closing Surface-Mount Hinges with Holes"
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Those are cool ...might make a couple for Christmas .
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(11-15-2018, 12:09 PM)scubagator Wrote: My wife has asked that I build her a "Couch Arm Table". Can anyone help me with a source for the spring hinges this project would need? Thanks.
https://imgur.com/a/XgcJgCW
Hmm, looks like an accident waiting to happen ,,, more like a trap
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