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<\/a>settled on a gas lift strut. \u00a0 Those were a bit too short for the full height it needed to be, but after searching the web for many weeks, I found a place that had some that had over 22″ of travel and came in 20, 40, 60 and 80 lbs. of force. \u00a0 I first tried the 60 lbs. one and I could barely compress it.\u00a0 Realizing that would be way too much force, I traded the two 60 pounders for a 20 and 40 lbs. unit of the same length. \u00a0 The 40 is still too strong, and the 20 is a bit weak.\u00a0 If only they made a 30 lbs. unit…<\/p>\nI also created a mechanism to keep the TV in the down position as the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever since designing the TV stand for the RV, I wanted to put a lift mechanism on it.\u00a0\u00a0 This week I have finally found the right parts and am assembling it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The problem with buying one was they are too deep for the area I have.\u00a0 I mounted it behind the couch and needed something … <\/p>\n<\/a>I had to beef up the unit and make a special holder for the top of the gas strut so I could still lift the TV the few inches higher it needs to be once the struts are fully extended.\u00a0 I bought some 1″ inside diameter steel pipe about 6″ long and modified the top with a couple hacksaw cuts and ball peen hammer to bend over the top end like a cap that will stop the strut from going any further and allowing it to lift the TV!<\/p>\n<\/a> gas struts are a constant push up.\u00a0\u00a0 I used parts from a fence gate latch, builders simpson straps and threaded rod with some eye hooks.<\/p>\n