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Subject:Re: Problem with using gas shocks--or any other alternative--on Westy rear seat
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 5 May 2017 19:30:54 +0000

For a while, Felder Industries did devote a draftsman to solving the task
of creating a gas-pneumatic wine and shrimp server that would be
permanently installed on the underside of the spice rack, but we ended up
needing the table space for the incubation of some orphan possum babies.

Jim

On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:27 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I wanted to use them to hold the pantry and rear cabinet doors open, but
> the blocking-out that would have to be done as Alistair mentions begs for a
> simpler solution.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:15 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Yeah I've made a couple of attempts at using up my extras. The cubby lids
>> were an obvious place but need to make a little bracket to secure one end
>> of strut to cubby lip. The lid ain't a big priority we me :-)
>>
>> But I am going to install a couple in my Thule ski box to keep the lid
>> open .
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>>
>>
>> > On May 5, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> > RE: Four for One from Bangood
>> > So, I'm not the only one that got four of the gas springs instead of the
>> > one I expected!!  I thought maybe I had clicked on the wrong button or
>> > something.
>> > Now, as has already been said, I have a solution in search of a problem
>> :)
>
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