The Quickscrews #6 x 5/8" hinge and drawer slide installation screw is built for mounting European cup hinges and drawer slides in cabinets finished with Antique English hardware. The Antique English finish on the screw head blends with dark oil-rubbed and aged-bronze hardware finishes, keeping fastener heads inconspicuous against matching pulls, hinges, and slide covers in period-style and transitional cabinetry.
Hinge and drawer slide mounting plates are pre-engineered with specific hole diameters and shallow countersinks. A standard flat head sits proud in those countersinks; the undercut profile on this screw is shallower than a conventional 82-degree flat head, so it seats flush in the mounting plate without cracking the panel face or standing proud of the hardware. The 5/8" length is sized to anchor fully in 3/4" cabinet panels without breaking through the opposite face, making it the right reach for side-mount and undermount slide clips and for European hinge baseplates mounted to frameless or face-frame boxes.
The Type 17 auger point clears material as the screw enters, which matters most in particleboard and MDF — the substrates most cabinet panels are built from. Less resistance at the tip means cleaner starts and fewer stripped heads when driving dozens of mounting screws across a full installation.
The Antique English finish gives the screw head a dark, muted tone that reads as nearly invisible against oil-rubbed bronze, aged iron, and other dark hardware finishes. In period-style kitchens, transitional bath vanities, and furniture-style cabinetry where hardware has a warm dark patina, a bright zinc or silver screw head stands out at every hinge and slide mounting point. This screw eliminates that mismatch. The coarse thread and Type 17 auger point are suited to the engineered wood panels that make up most cabinet carcasses, and the #2 Phillips drive requires no special bits.
Cabinet installers finishing a kitchen with Antique English or oil-rubbed bronze hardware reach for this screw to keep the inside of every door and drawer opening looking intentional rather than assembled. Custom cabinet shops building furniture-style pieces in walnut, cherry, or painted wood with dark period hardware spec this screw to match their hardware package. Remodelers replacing hardware and hinges in an existing kitchen use it to avoid visible silver fastener heads at every hinge cup and slide rail. At 1000 screws to the box, there is enough to outfit a full multi-cabinet project without counting screws.
Hinge baseplates and some slide mounting covers leave the screw head visible when a door or drawer is open. A silver or zinc head against dark Antique English hardware draws the eye. Matching the screw finish to the hardware finish keeps the installation looking finished rather than utilitarian.
An undercut flat head has a shallower head profile than a standard 82-degree flat head. Hinge and slide mounting plates have shallow pre-formed countersinks sized for this profile. A standard flat head either stands proud of the plate or requires extra force that can crack the panel. The undercut head seats flush without either problem.
Yes. The coarse thread grips well in particleboard and MDF, and the Type 17 auger point clears material as it enters, reducing resistance and the chance of splitting near mounting holes in engineered panels.
Yes. At 5/8", the screw anchors fully in a 3/4" panel without breaking through the back face — the standard reach for hinge baseplates and drawer slide mounting clips on frameless and face-frame boxes.
Antique English pairs closely with oil-rubbed bronze, aged iron, dark pewter, and similar dark warm-toned hardware finishes. It reads as nearly invisible against those hardware families in a finished cabinet interior.
When the hardware package calls for Antique English, every detail in the finished cabinet should follow through — including the fastener at each hinge cup and slide rail. This Quickscrews installation screw puts the right finish, the right head profile, and the right point geometry in one box of 1000, ready for a complete project.
Sold In: 1000 Each
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Sold in: 1000 Each |  WLUCP5/8X6-2C Mfr# 6130 | Quickscrews #6 x 5/8" Undercut Flat Head Hinge and Drawer Slide Installation Screw Phillips Drive - Type 17 Auger Point Coarse Thread Zinc, 6130 - 1000/Box | ||||
Sold in: 5000 Each |  WLUCP5/8X6-2C-M5 Mfr# 6134 | Quickscrews #6 x 5/8" Undercut Flat Head Hinge and Drawer Slide Installation Screw Phillips Drive - Type 17 Auger Point Coarse Thread Zinc, 6134 - 5000/Box |