If the hinge is the heart of the cabinet, then the rail is the kidney. Whether the large and small drawers can be freely and smoothly pushed and pulled, and the weight is supported by the support of the slide rails. From the current technology point of view, the bottom rail is better than the side rail, and the overall connection with the drawer is better than the three-point connection. The material, principle, structure and process of the drawer slides vary widely, the quality of the slide rails is small, the life is long, and the drawers are smooth. Here are a few simple ways to identify the quality of drawer slides:
1. Bearing capacity
The quality of the slides directly affects the load-bearing capacity of the drawer. You can test the load-bearing capacity of the drawer by doing the following: Pull the drawer completely out, press the outer edge of the front of the drawer by hand, and observe the front tilt of the drawer from the side. The smaller the forward tilt, the stronger the load-bearing capacity of the drawer.
2, internal structure
Inside the slide rail is its bearing structure, which is directly related to its load-bearing capacity. At present, there are both steel ball slides and silicon wheel slides on the market. The steel ball slide rails automatically remove the dust and dirt on the slide rails by rolling the steel balls, thereby ensuring the cleanliness of the slide rails and not affecting the sliding function due to the dirt entering the interior. At the same time, the steel ball can spread the force around, ensuring the stability of the drawer horizontally and vertically.
3, drawer material
The steel drawers are dark silver in color and have a fine texture, and the steel drawer side panels are thicker than aluminum drawers. Powdered steel drawers are lighter in color than steel drawers, are light silver grey, thinner than steel drawers, but thicker than aluminum drawers.
Shopping points
1. Test steel. The drawers of the cabinet can bear the weight, mainly depending on whether the steel of the track is good or not. The thickness of the drawer steel of different specifications is different, and the bearing weight is also different. When you purchase, you can pull out the drawer and press it slightly on your hand to see if it will loosen, squeak or flip.
2. Look at the materials. The material of the pulley determines the comfort of the drawer when it slides. Plastic pulleys, steel balls, and wear-resistant nylon are the three most common types of pulley materials, of which wear-resistant nylon is the top grade, which is quiet and silent when sliding. Look at the quality of the pulley, you can push and pull the drawer with one finger, there should be no guilt, no noise.
Buying cabinets can't just focus on the exterior. For cabinets, the most important thing is the cabinet hardware that is hidden inside the cabinet. The drawer is the most important storage space for the cabinet. If the drawer slide is damaged, the cabinet drawer is basically smashed. It can be seen that the drawer is easy to use and closely related to the cabinet drawer slide.