Are the hinges on this can steel or plastic?
1031269
I agree with Joe T., with one exception. I do not think the two little hinges on the inside are made of metal. They appear to me to be made of a very sturdy plastic as well.
1031270
The main hinge is made of a very strudy plastic material with a steel hinge pin. There are two smaller supporting hinges on each end inside of the lid that are metal.
1031271
There is a large plastic hinge in the back where the lid connects, but it is very sturdy. There are also two little metal hinges on both sides on the inside.
191748
Doug, it is aluminium that is painted black. Not sure what the hinge material is made from. It all seems quite durable.
1895873
the hinges are covered by white plastic (like the lid) and are smooth, not noticeable at all, works like a dream, extremely easy to clean as they remove. we have two of them and when/if necessary to replace will purchase the same thing again,
2018276
The lid has plastic, but the body is all metal. Unfortunately, it rusted for me. :/
1895875
The hinges are white plastic, covered by a locking device that matches the seat. There is no metal visible anywhere.
737909
Hi, the hinges and handles are an antique bronze finish. The wood is a high quality veneer that complements the metal. It is a sturdy, handsome piece. Higher in quality than the typical "put together" furniture. It requires no assembly accept choosing where to put the shelves and attaching the handles. It looked really small when I got it, but it holds a lot and the sturdy shelves can bear weight without sagging. Hope this helps!
813095
It has hinges. It's smaller than I imagined and the pleather ripped quickly, though I have a lot of pets. The one I had prior I had gotten at jcpenny and I liked it a lot more, it was more money, but worth it
1357503
It's a hard metal....probably steel. We used these to replace our polished silver hinges (that I considered an eyesore) and we are very happy with them.
1649194
all screws, handles, hinges are made of metal. There are some plastic clips to hold the glass into the doors that are screwed in with metal screws into the wood. The plastic there is just to protect the glass. The hardware pegs for holding up the shelves are also metal. My husband is an engineer in metal parts manufacturing and he made no comments about them being substandard material when he put them together. I suspect you would find the hardware adequate/satisfactory.
1700936
It is steel but appears to have some type of coating. Not plastic though. There is no plastic in the interior at all. It almost feels and looks like a Teflon type coating. Very thin coat that I'm sure is meant to prevent rust.
2215263
The hinges on this unit are all non metallic. The hinge pins are molded and simply need to driven into place and lock. The pins on my unit were part of either the top or the back panel, I can't remember which. The only screws are those used to attach the two plastic straps that keep the top from falling back past vertical when fully opened. I assembled my entire unit in less than five minutes! Fabulously easy!
1421745
I purchased three of these earlier 2013 and all three have metal hinges. It is a nice product, we surfaced mounted, but they can be set flush as well.
1993270
I checked last night and found the hinges are metal, not plastic like I thought they were. Hope this helps
1539314
The side shelves/panels are made out of Steel NOT plastic. Even the cover for the burner (left side) of grill is made out of steel.
945183
Only the lids are plastic. The containers are glass! WE are very happy with our purchase!
473169
The can "cage" is plastic. We mounted it so it doesn't attach to the unit and its working well. The unit itself is very durable.
1291879
Lid is stainless, thin metal. We (a preschool) used the plastic ones for many years, having to replace them about every 18 months due to breakage. These have stood up well. My only complaint is the mechanism that holds the lid open. It is a little "switch" that stops the lid from closing. It works well, except that when it is in use, children try to close it, bending the lid. Foot petal is sturdy (main problem on plastic ones)