Cabinet hardware accessories largely determine the quality and service life of the cabinet, and consumers generally ignore the choice of hardware accessories in different degrees when buying cabinets. Here is how to choose cabinet sliders and hinges
Hinges
That is, commonly known as the “hinge”, responsible for connecting the cabinet side panel and the door of the important responsibility. Because every day to bear more than 10 or even 20 times opening and closing times, but also to bear the weight of the door, also to keep the cabinet and the cabinet door arrangement unchanged. The hinge is arguably the most important piece of hardware. If you don’t have “steel” and perfect flexibility, it is difficult to undertake this task.
As for the hinge material, the most common on the market is cold-rolled steel, which has the perfect thickness and toughness. The cold-rolled steel hinge can be stamped one time, feel thick, smooth surface thick coating, not easy to rust. And durable, strong bearing capacity. And the inferior hinge is generally made of thin iron sheet welding, the resilience is weak, and the elasticity will be lost after a bit of time, leading to the cabinet door is not tightly closed, or even cracking and falling off. The current hinge generally has two points card and three points card basically can meet the use, of course, three points card hinge is better. At present, most of the hinges on the market are detachable, divided into two parts: base and buckle, convenient for later replacement. In the selection of cabinets can ask the sales staff to remove the door together with the hinged buckle, and look at the buckle inside.
The hinge is divided into ordinary hinges and hydraulic hinges two kinds. What’s the difference between them? Read on
I believe many of you have been poisoned by common hinges. Every time you close a cabinet door, you have to be very careful. If you use the ordinary hinges, then you will hear the impacting voice.
Soft closing hinges, also known as “hydraulic hinges,” use the cushioning properties of the fluid to adapt to the closing speed of the door. The biggest difference with an ordinary hinge is: buffer mute. With the function of a hydraulic damper, there will be a buffer time of 3-6 seconds each time the door is closed. Even if you suddenly let go or slam the door with great strength, the impact of the door will be automatically weakened at about 45 degrees, and the closing speed will gradually slow down, finally achieving a perfect and silent closing effect. Now the hinge will add a damper, its main function is to prevent shock absorption.
Among the high-quality brands,Hettich, Blum, Grass, Salice belong to the first camp. Its thick steel, high base, long moment arm, and free positioning without displacement.
Sliders
The slide rail is one of the very important pieces of hardware in the cabinet hardware, which is used to connect the drawer and the cabinet. Whether the cabinet drawer can be pushed and pulled smoothly, as well as whether the weight of the drawer, is supported by the slide rail.
The choice of drawer mainly depends on the type of guide rail, which is common on the market now: side slide rail (two/three rail), bottom rail, tandem box, and so on.
Side slide rail (two/three rails)
The side slide rail, as the name implies, is the guide rail installed on the side of the drawer, you can see the guide rail directly from the side, and the beauty is not high. The difference between two rails and three rails lies in the number of rails and the sliding distance. The second rail consists of a fixed rail and a movable rail, while the third rail has a middle rail. So a two-rail drawer can only pull out more than half of the core, while a three-rail drawer can pull out all the core.
The bottom rail is also known as “invisible rail”, this type of rail is installed by attaching the thinner side to the side panel of the cabinet and the other side to the bottom of the core-pulling bottom. After the installation is completed, the guide rail can not be seen outside, which is more beautiful.
Tandem box
Slider is directly placed under the drawer, which has one of the biggest advantages is convenient installation and disassembly, each part has a special buckle connected, and disassembly only needs pressing the corresponding buckle can be. Horsetail is usually used in cabinets. But the horse pull generally can not pull out all the core, can only pull out half.
Authentic guide surface layer electrostatic spraying, uniform luster; The selection of thick material, strong bearing capacity; The wheel is made of nylon material, strong, durable, low noise; The guide rail runs smoothly without adding any lubricant; Easy and fast
Please contact Cosyhome to build your cabinets, and we will use good-quality sliders and hinges.