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This is a 6 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer's FR 5000 series, rated 100 lb per pair, finished in zinc, and built for the short drawers where most standard-length slides simply will not fit.
Most side-mount ball bearing slides start at 10 or 12 inches, which rules them out the moment the cabinet is shallow. A 6 inch slide opens up a different set of applications: the narrow pullout beside a range, the spice insert tucked into a 6 to 8 inch cabinet interior, a small utility drawer in a workshop cabinet, or a custom furniture piece where a longer slide would protrude past the drawer back. Full extension means the drawer comes all the way out to the cabinet face — no reaching into the opening to find what is at the back. The 1/2 inch side clearance requirement per side is the same as every other FR 5000 slide, so the drawer box formula is familiar: build the box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening.
The zinc electroplate on cold-formed steel is the working standard for ball bearing drawer slides in dry indoor cabinetry. It resists the light surface oxidation that would otherwise appear on bare steel over years of service, and it does so without adding meaningful thickness to the slide profile. The finish blends into the cabinet interior rather than drawing attention to itself, which suits the compact spaces these slides are usually installed in. Zinc is an indoor finish; for wet or humid environments, specify a stainless or coated alternative.
Cabinet shops building custom spice pullouts or shallow kitchen inserts often source these alongside the longer slides in a job, filling the one or two positions in the run that the 12 inch or 18 inch slides cannot serve. Furniture makers find them useful for small accent pieces and nightstand drawers where a longer slide would dominate the drawer box. For renovation contractors fitting out a tight galley kitchen or a compact bathroom vanity, the 6 inch full-extension slide is often the only option that fits while still delivering complete access to the drawer contents. The standard-motion design — no closing mechanism — is straightforward to install and leaves the door open for a push-to-open retrofit on handle-less fronts.
The slide is 6 inches long when closed. Allow a bit of clearance behind the slide for the mounting hardware; confirm the minimum installation depth against the cabinet's actual interior before ordering.
No. This is a standard-motion slide — no soft-close damper, no self-close spring, and no hold-in detent. The drawer stays in whatever position it is left in.
The required side clearance is 1/2 inch per side, so build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening. The slide is non-handed, so both members in the pair are installed the same way.
Side-mount slides in face-frame cabinets need rear support — rear mounting brackets — because the cabinet side is set back from the face frame. The brackets are sold separately and are series-specific.
No. Six inches is the closed length of the slide. Because this is a full-extension slide, the drawer travels approximately the full slide length at open, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face.
When the cabinet depth rules out the standard lengths, this 6 inch full-extension zinc slide keeps the drawer working as well as any longer slide in the series — full access, honest load rating, and the same simple side-mount installation.
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