Furniture accessories today is represented in a large range that enables the selection. Yet not so long ago of furniture façade it was the same, and she looked like a hinged box. Now, the nomination process has become simplified with the help of guides.
One of the elements in the comforts of modern furniture is a retractable fittings.
The role of the retractable systems is quite important because they allow maximum extensions box. Thus pull its content is easy.
They are used in any type of furniture, where there are pull-out design and modules.
Content
- 1 The main types of guides for drawers
- 2 ball guides
- 3 roller guides
- 4 Varieties guide: metaboxes and tandemboxes
- 5 Choosing guide
- 6 Installation of roller guides for drawers
- 7 VIDEO: box assembly with a sliding mechanism tandemboxes.
- 8 Drawers with different mechanisms - 50 photo-ideas:
The main types of guides for drawers
Action guide for boxes produced by the movement of the guide in a special way of using metal balls or rollers.
Ball bearing slides as well as roller bearings consist of two parts. One of them is attached to the box, the other on the side wall.
Depending on the type of movement they are divided into two types: roller guides and ball guide.
Roller guides.
Ball bearing slides.
ball guides
Ball system allows fully pull out the drawer and can withstand a lot of weight. Some designs can withstand about 60 kilograms. Install ball bearing slides can be in any plane.
Species ball guides much they differ mainly in height, as well as on the degree of extension and the presence of the door closer.
Compared with roller, ball bearing slides have their own advantages:
- ATPOSSIBILITY regulation system in 2 directions;
- Besshumny move the box;
- DCall duration of operation;
- ABOUTsuschestvlenie with heavy load;
- ATPOSSIBILITY full extension.
Today, most furniture is equipped with ball and roller guides.
Despite all the positive aspects of such guides are more expensive than the roller. But if there is a need for mounting rails in designs where you will put heavy objects, you should give preference to ball systems.
Ball guides have many different modifications with different designs, dimensions, mounting method, the degree of extension.
roller guides
The nomination of the box in this type of guide can only be incomplete, but the cost of them is several times lower than the ball. Roller guides make noise when you open the box, to eliminate this effect should be used rubber-coated rollers.
Roller guides withstand a dynamic load up to 25 kg.
The load, which is maintained roller guides, is 25 kg. Stopping the choice on roller guides, it is important to take into account their thickness: to serve a long time, it should be 1.2 mm.
Roller guides - a single extension guides.
Varieties guide: metaboxes and tandemboxes
Based on the two previous types of guide produce more advanced boxes.
These guidance systems are relatively new.
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Metaboxes are boxes with roller systems and the side walls of the guide. The bearing components of a sliding system of this type of furniture are attached to the walls.
The main advantage - the nomination of the boxes takes place at 3/4.
Roller guides, presented as metaboxes, stronger and more reliable than conventional systems. Metaboxes different durable plastic rollers, as well as the standard size of the box. They are made of thin and strong steel sheet painted in the appropriate color for furniture when needed.
By means of the upper mountings guaranteed more reliable and eliminates any wobble.
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Tandemboxes made based ballpoint sliding systems, they are based particleboard, but the side portions is sometimes made from metal or glass.
Tandemboxes can bear at least several times larger than metaboxes.
Height tandemboxes allows their use in the furniture, which requires high boxes. tandemboxes at prices higher, but considering the quality, it is worth it.
Tandemboxes represents two metallic side walls, which are hidden ball guide.
Choosing guide
To select a rail system, which will serve for a long time, first of all need to pay attention to the thickness of the metal. Especially if it's roller guides.
Roller guides - the most simple in terms of equipment and installation guides.
This parameter determines how much and how it will work accessories. The ideal thickness is 1-1.2 mm. Deciding to buy a smaller version, ensure that the drawers will last a long time, no.
Covered roller guides durable epoxy enamel.
The choice of accessories is also in the preliminary examination, the product: It is important that the guides were smooth, without defects.
Always check the rollers or balls, they need to qualitatively function.
Installation of roller guides for drawers
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Installation should start with two mounting rails to the bottom of the drawer. Movie at this time is at the back of the box, the second end of the strap should rest on the facade.
Boxes, which guides will be installed.
Rail mount to the side surface of the box.
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Planck to the bottom of the box is fastened with screws to the sidewalls it is not necessary to fix, for the second roller moves on the side. Note the cap screws. They should be below the surface of the strap so as not to disturb the drawer.
The box with the installed rails.
Marking guides on the walls of the facade.
- Attach a second pair of guide housing furniture is necessary, making the preliminary pencil marks. When the space for the guide will be noted, it is applied to a mark and is fixed using screws.
We repeat this manipulation for all three pairs of rails.
a box assembly with mounted guides.
Set yourself boxes inside the box and ready to get a piece of furniture.
VIDEO: box assembly with a sliding mechanism tandemboxes.
Drawers with different mechanisms - 50 photo-ideas:
