Southco E6-10-301-20 Series Adjustable Torque Position Control Hinge with Holes, Acetal Copolymer, 1.69" Leaf Height, 6.99 in-lbf Symmetric Torque, Black, Pack of 1

I bought this for a portable easel I made. It works just as I had hoped.

I'm using these on a hand built folding painting easel. I've had them for years and they work great. I've opened and closed them hundreds of times with no degradation in holding capacity. I'll buy these again.

Although expensive, these hinges are EXACTLY what I was looking for. I used 4 of them to build a home-made easel and couldn't be happier with the finished product. I tightened down the screws enough that it will securely hold a small plank of wood suspended in air with a cup of water and paint palette on it. I could tighten them even more, but don't need to.

These did work as advertised, , but I found that even at the tightest adjustment , it still moved slightly for me. I need it to be rock solid to hold my painting panels. Other painters seemed to think they were good enough. Somewhere else someone suggested Rockler brand 30 lbs. tension hinges, but I didn't try them. Instead I have now ordered some Guerrilla Painter Lid Bracket for 102 Series Boxes from Judsons plein air supply, and I'll try those. Happy painting!

If you use a Kodak ADAS 290, (Electrophoresis Documentation Analysis System), and a user has opened the lid somewhat carelessly and broke one or both of the two hinges, then this is the exact replacement per specifications. Easy to replace with a simple Phillips head screw driver.

Direct replacement for my boat no alterations, worked great I installed with new stainless steel screws

I used two of these torsion hinges to replace the hinges and support hardware on my 9 X 12 Open Box M pochade box which stuck out on most sides of the box when closed. All those pokey bits made it hard to carry and store. Much easier (and much quicker) to set up and put away with these hinges. Took about 30 minutes to replace to existing hardware, mostly removing to knobs and screws. Very pleased with this purchase, perfect size.

The item doesn't hold the 'least little bit of weigh'. I tried to use it to keep the lid on my artist painting box ( a large wooden cigar box) from flopping over, but it kept slipping open. Item is of made of hard plastic, thus my fear of applying much torque to the screw. Even with added pressure it still kept opening. Ended up using an adjustable arm to hold my artist box in place.