Hi everyone, I have a bed with a drawer underneath that opens up. Originally there was only the swivel mechanism. And the top cover would not stay open, you had to hold it by hand. So I added furniture gas struts to hold it in open position. But it was still hard to open it. So I installed a linear actuator to open it. It came with power adapter and wireless remote control. Now its convenient to open it. But my problem is, this linear actuator only works with power, you cannot operate it by hand. So the only way to open the drawer is to use the remote, you cannot just open it by hand. That is ok, as long as everything is working fine. But if it doesn't there is no way to open it and get inside to fix it. For that I tied a rope on the pin that is securing the actuator to the bed, so if pulled it will release the actuator and i will be able to get inside. So now I am looking for similar mechanism but that is capable to be operated by hand as well. I was thinking maybe the mechanism from a car power trunk? But I have no idea how i could install it and wire it in. Maybe someone has any good ideas how to achieve both electric and manual operation of this drawer top? I have added some pictures that show how its all set up.

Hi I bought a very tatty and veneered bureau which happens to be the perfect size for the gap I have and to make a great cocktail/drinks/wine cabinet. I'll be painting it white and covering the inside of the fold down door with a marble effect veneer. It will need to be sturdy enough to support a bottle or 2 and the current fixings are inadequate. It's currently a brass bar with a slider fixed on the inside walls that goes down to a 2 screw fixing point on the inside of the door. The current 2 screw fixing has pulled out both sides and rather than just fill and re-screw I wanted something that's stronger. Whether this uses the current bar and pad or something entirely different. My initial thoughts are for small stainless pad eyes on inside walls and drop down connected with some stainless chain. But I can't think of a way to attach the chain to the pad eyes? Any ideas? Or any other better or easier way to provide a solid shelf once dropped? [url=https://*******/hdvpF2r][IMG]https://i.*******/s1rL9sc/20191210-132140.jpg[/url]