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This Würth #8 x 1/2" hinge and drawer slide installation screw is designed for mounting cabinet hardware to panel interiors without over-penetrating thin stock. The truss head, Phillips drive, and coarse thread work together to seat hardware mounting plates cleanly in the shallow clearances common to frameless and face-frame cabinetry.
Cabinet hinge cups and drawer slide mounting brackets have pre-bored holes sized for hardware installation screws. A screw that is too long risks punching through a thin side panel or disrupting a finished interior surface. At 1/2", this screw seats the mounting plate and stops well within the panel, making it the right call for side-mount drawer slides on standard 3/4" carcass material and for European cup hinge plates on frameless cabinet sides. It also works for attaching compact hinge bases to door faces where the material behind the mounting point is shallow.
The truss head is wider and lower in profile than a pan head, which means it bears across more of the mounting plate surface and resists the screw pulling through the pre-bored hole in the hardware. The zinc coating is appropriate for the dry, protected environment inside a finished cabinet. The #2 Phillips drive is the standard for cabinet installation work and is compatible with the cordless drivers and bit sets already in most shop and field kits.
Production cabinet shops keep a box of these at every assembly station because hinge and drawer slide hardware ships without fasteners, and this length handles the majority of frameless installation work without sorting through mixed bins. Finish carpenters and installers doing kitchen and bath jobs reach for them when setting European hinges or side-mount slides during a cut-in. Designers spec'ing hardware for a custom project can note this screw alongside the hardware order so the cabinet shop receives a complete package.
The truss head has a wider bearing diameter than a pan head, so it distributes clamping force over more of the hardware mounting plate. This helps hold the plate flat against the cabinet panel and reduces the chance of the screw pulling through the pre-bored hole in thinner hardware flanges.
Driving into a pre-bored mounting hole means the point enters a cleared path rather than piercing the surface. Drive at low torque and the point will thread into the panel substrate cleanly without affecting the surrounding finish.
Yes. A 1/2" length is short enough to seat a hinge base or drawer slide clip into a face-frame stile or cabinet side without reaching the opposite face of typical 3/4" stock.
The sharp point and coarse thread start in wood-based panels without a separate pilot hole when driving into the pre-bored holes in the hardware mounting plate. For dense hardwood faces, a small pilot improves seating consistency.
The zinc finish is rated for dry interior environments. For cabinet installations in areas with regular moisture exposure, a stainless or coated alternative is a better fit.
When the hardware is right and the screw matches it, installation stays on pace. This 1/2" Würth hinge and drawer slide screw handles the most common frameless cabinet mounting scenario out of the box, in a quantity that supports a full job without restocking mid-run.
Sold In: 1000 Each
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Sold in: 5000 Each |  WW46790 Mfr# 3670000210961 5000 | Würth #8 x 1/2" Truss Head Hinge and Drawer Slide Installation Screw Phillips Drive - Sharp Point Coarse Thread Zinc, 3670000210961 5000 - 5000/Box | ||||
Sold in: 10 Each |  WW614176461 Mfr# 0614176461005 10 | #2 x 1" Phillips Drive Insert Bit (10/Bag) |