Soft open & soft close Gas Strut for wall kitchen cabinet

[mike waters]

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Looking for a reputable gas strut.
All i could find were ones that open and stay open.
Was thinking of getting a Blum soft close hinge to put on the top ?

[Dave Sabo]

What exactly are you looking to accomplish?

If I read correctly you want to touch the door and have it spring open to the raised position ?

if so, the only way to accomplish that is with an electric or servo drive. Blum does make such an animal. The parts cost around $6-700 and you'll need electric outlets close to the cabinets you want to use them on in order to power the transformers. One transformer will power about a dozen motors.

That doesn't include the actual Aventos lift mechanisms which will run another $400. If the cabinets are built and installed already, you'll want the switch boring jig too. That's around $250.

[mike waters]

sorry dave!
i am not familiar with the terminology.
I do not mind lifting it up halfway or whatever, i just want it to "finish" the lift..
Then when i close it, i would like to close it say 3/4 of the way? and have it close.

is that possible at an affordable cost?

[Jim Morgan]

Here is the Blum Aventos vertical open hinge (http://www.leevalley.com/us/Hardware/page.aspx?p=67057&cat=3,41241,41268&ap=1). The illustration there looks similar to the OP's photo. Depending on the size and weight of the door, these might run up to $120/pair (not the $1200+ quoted above). Lid supports (http://www.leevalley.com/us/Hardware/page.aspx?p=40648&cat=3,43740,43742&ap=1) might be an even cheaper alternative.

[Dave Sabo]

Ok, then the standard Blum Aventos will do that well. And without all the electronic trickery. It still cost several hundred dollars a cabinet though.

This is should do what you ask for less than $50, though it's not as refined.

https://www.richelieu.com/us/en/category/hinges-slides-and-opening-systems/opening-systems/vertical-opening-systems/lift-up-door/kraby-pneumatic-suspension-arm/1164685

[Dave Sabo]

James , the HK you linked isn't compatible with the servo drive - which is what enables the automatic opening and closing feature.

mike doesn't want that , but if he did it's pretty much a grand a cabinet any way you want to slice it.

[Jim Morgan]

Who said anything about servo drives? Or automatic opening or closing? That's all you.