Re: warning worth repeating


"brianlanning" <brianlanning@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> As a father of 8 (one is 3, two are infants), this kind of stuff scares
> the daylights out of me. In addition to the slow-close hinges, the
> bottom of the trunk or chest needs to have holes or some other way for
> air to circulate. Maybe it's a good idea for the lid to have
> stand-offs or something to keep a 1/2" gap between the box and the lid
> at all times.

The top is for adults. I wouldn't bother with one for the purpose of
holding toys out of the middle of the floor. Pneumatics, hydraulics and
springs fail as well. Is the sight of those toys so disturbing that you'd
risk a kid? Not me. Add a lid after the kid's grown or use a temporary
table top that stores behind if you need the thing as furniture.



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