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This is an 18 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer's FR 5000 series, rated 100 lb per pair, finished in black. It mounts one slide per side of the drawer box and brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face when opened.
On most side-mount ball bearing slides, the finish is an afterthought — zinc works, and it disappears in a painted interior. The black version of the FR 5000 matters when the slide is visible and the finish has to coordinate. That includes dark wood shop cabinetry, garage tool storage with black metal accents, and any modern kitchen or bath build where the drawer box sides are exposed through an open frame or glass front. A standard zinc slide reads as a mismatch in those applications; this one fits the palette. The 1/2 inch side clearance requirement is the same as the zinc version, so the two are direct substitutes in any drawer box already sized for FR 5000 slides.
The slide members are cold-formed steel with a black finish over the steel for indoor corrosion protection. This is not a painted or powder-coated decorative finish intended for exterior use — it is the same functional protection as the zinc version, rendered in black. The motion is standard: no soft-close damper, no self-close spring, no hold-in detent. The drawer rolls freely on ball bearings and stays open or stays closed depending on where it is left. That behavior is exactly right for drawers paired with push-to-open hardware, drawers in active production use where a spring close would slow workflow, or anywhere a mechanism would add cost without adding value.
The FR 5000 in black suits any indoor drawer where 100 lb per pair is sufficient and the finish color matters. Kitchen utility drawers, laundry room pull-outs, built-in home office drawers with dark wood tones, and shop cabinetry with a coordinated black hardware scheme all fit this profile. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to provide the required 1/2 inch of side clearance on each side. In face-frame cabinets, rear mounting brackets are needed to support the back of the slide — brackets are series-specific and sold separately. This slide is sold as a pair.
No. Side clearance is the same 1/2 inch per side, and the mounting pattern is identical. The two finishes are direct substitutes in the same drawer opening.
No — standard motion means no closing feature. If you need the drawer to pull itself shut, look at the self-close or soft-close versions in the FR 5000 family. This slide stays wherever it is left.
This is a full-extension slide, so the drawer travels its full nominal length — the entire box comes clear of the cabinet opening. The 18 inch figure is the closed slide length, not a travel limit.
No. The FR 5000 is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical and fit either side of the drawer.
No — the black finish provides standard indoor corrosion protection. This slide is for dry, interior applications.
When the hardware finish is part of the design and the drawer needs to open completely, the Fulterer FR 5000 in black covers both requirements without compromise.
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