

The hinges that we recommend for this type of lid are 95° Concealed Hinges, and more specifically the ‘Screw On, Full Overlay’ variety. This means they will open the lid 95° to get into the toy box, whilst also fitting the lid flush when closed as the hinge is hidden inside the unit.



To fit these hinges you need to bore a hole using a hinge hole cutter drill piece, a 35mm version is needed for our hinges, which is pretty standard. These enables the top of the hinge fit into the lid and then close flush when it’s flat.



We want to position the hinges 100mm from each end to allow room for the lid stays, so we measure in from each end and mark the position. From here we want to measure 21.5mm from the edge to mark where the centre of the hole is going to be. When we have the centre, take the drill piece and drill a shallow hole, deep enough to fit the circular head of the hinge into so it is flush with the lid.



Now we need a couple of pilot holes for the hinge unit to attach to the toy box side, place the hinge top in the hole we’ve just drilled, then line up the side to the top and measure 37mm from the edge, and mark one of the holes from the mounting plate

Fitting the stay – On the side that you are fitting the stay to, using a ruler or tape measure, make a mark on the top inside edge of the side panel 101mm from the outside edge of the back panel. From this mark draw a line measuring 73mm down, the end of this line is the bottom fixing position.



From the bottom of the line make a cross at 39mm up, put a spirit level below this cross and make a horizontal line and make a cross at 16mm either side of the vertical cross made. You should now have 3 marks that are in a shape of a triangle, pilot drill with a 3.5mm drill bit and using the screws supplied mount and fix your stay. To position the lid mounting bracket you will need to make a centre line mark on the lid, make a small line on the underside of the lid 126mm in from the back edge and 12mm + side panel thickness in from the side edge of the lid; this is the centre line for the bracket. Now make 2 marks 16mm either side (front to back) of the cross you have just created, you can now pilot drill these 2 marks and fit your bracket.

To achieve the correct closure speed you can turn the screw head on the side of the stay.





