Ladies and Gentlemen. Today, almost every piece of residential and commercial furniture is equipped with its own special hardware to make our drawers extend and retract smoothly. However, there are obvious differences in quality between cheaply manufactured products, as well as obvious differences in style. Today, let’s talk about hidden soft-close/rebound drawer slides.
Concealed soft-close drawer slides
At present, the manufacturing technology and process of hidden soft-closing drawer slides have matured, and its innovation has become flat.
Concealed soft-close drawer slides are very popular in our daily life., hidden soft-closing drawer slides are more beautiful than ordinary three-section steel ball soft-closing slides. Because it is installed at the bottom of the drawer, when the drawer is fully pulled out, the drawer slide will not be displayed on both sides of the drawer, which can make the drawer more beautiful in front of your eyes. The soft-closing hidden drawer slide can solve the noise made by the drawer when it is closed. When its buckle reaches the soft closer, it will slowly pull the drawer back without making a lot of noise. Moreover, because the buckle position of the soft closer is forward, we do not need to push it very close to the inside when pushing the drawer back to complete the closing.
However, it must be said that the price of hidden soft-closing drawer slides is higher, and the installation is more difficult, and the requirements for skilled workers are higher. And because it is installed under the drawer, it occupies a large amount of space in the drawer below. At the same time, because of its installation position, there are certain requirements for the nail capture ability of the cabinet.
Summary:
The benefits of soft-closing hidden drawer slides are:
1. Make the drawer more beautiful
2. Better load-bearing capacity
3. Less noise, less effort
4. More durable and longer-lasting
The disadvantages of soft-closing hidden drawer slides are:
1. Expensive
2. Takes up more space
3. More difficult to install
4. Higher requirements on the material of the cabinet itself
Concealed push drawer slides
At present, the manufacturing technology and process of hidden rebound drawer slides have also become mature.
Hidden rebound drawer slides are very popular in our daily life. They are more beautiful than ordinary three-section steel ball soft closing slides. Because they are installed at the bottom of the drawer, when the drawer is fully pulled out, the drawer slides will not be displayed on both sides of the drawer, which can make the drawer more beautiful in front of your eyes. The soft-closing hidden drawer slide can also solve the noise made by the drawer when it is closed, and the rebounding hidden drawer slide does not require us to push and pull by ourselves. We only need to press the drawer lightly, and it can pop out the drawer. In order to prevent people from being hurt by the human body when it pops out, the better the rebounder, the smaller the force when it pops out, which is out of consideration for human safety.
The price of hidden rebound drawer slides will also be higher, the difficulty of installation is greater, and the requirements for skilled workers are higher. And because it is installed under the drawer, it occupies a large amount of space in the drawer below. At the same time, because of its installation position, there are certain requirements for the nail capture ability of the cabinet. This is the same as the disadvantage of soft-closing hidden drawer slides. But it has a new disadvantage, that is, when retracting the drawer, we need to push it all in and make the buckle stuck on the rebounder. For the rebounder of slightly poor quality, this requires a lot of force.
Summary:
The advantages of soft-closing hidden drawer slides are:
1. Make the drawer more beautiful
2. Better load-bearing capacity
3. Less noise
4. More durable and longer-lasting
5. No need to push and pull by yourself, just press the drawer lightly
The disadvantages of soft-closing hidden drawer slides are:
1. Expensive
2. Takes up a lot of space
3. Difficult to install
4. Higher requirements for the material of the cabinet itself
5. Need to push it onto the pusher, need to use more force
I hope this article will help you choose hidden soft-close/bounce drawer slides. We are a professional manufacturer and seller of drawer slides with 15 years of production and sales experience. You are welcome to discuss your experience in the comments section.
