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This is a 16 inch full-extension soft-close side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Fulterer's FR 5001 ECD SMT series, rated 100 lb per pair. The zinc finish sits cleanly against painted or natural cabinet interiors, keeping the hardware functional and unobtrusive once the drawer is installed.
A 16 inch slide length suits shallower cabinet runs — spice drawers, bathroom vanity drawers, and narrow base cabinets where a longer slide would crowd the back of the box. Because this is a full-extension slide, the intermediate member carries the drawer all the way out to the cabinet face at full open, so nothing gets lost in the rear corners. The soft-close damper makes it a natural choice for residential kitchens and bath installations where quiet, controlled closing is expected. It works equally well in office case goods, small storage units, and anywhere a 100 lb side-mount slide is specified with a damped close.
Zinc is the standard protective finish for steel side-mount ball bearing slides, and for good reason: it resists the everyday moisture and humidity of indoor cabinet environments without requiring any maintenance. The bright zinc tone is neutral enough to recede against most cabinet box interiors — white melamine, maple veneer, or painted plywood — so the hardware does not compete visually with the drawer front. This is not a decorative or stainless finish; it is a durable, functional coating on a slide that will spend its life beside the drawer box.
Cabinet shops running kitchen and bath projects reach for the FR 5001 when the client wants quiet, damped closing and the budget does not call for a concealed undermount system. Contractors and finish carpenters use it as a reliable step up from a basic epoxy Euro slide whenever soft-close is on the spec sheet. Homeowners tackling a vanity or pantry upgrade find the non-handed design straightforward to install: one part number, two identical slides, 1/2 inch of side clearance per side, and the job is done. The zinc finish suits the broadest range of interiors without a color decision to make.
True soft-close. The FR 5001 ECD SMT carries an integrated damper that catches the drawer over the last portion of closing travel and slows it to a controlled, silent stop. It is not a spring ramp that snaps the drawer shut.
Not exactly. The 16 inch measurement is the closed length of the slide. Because this is a full-extension design, the drawer travels approximately the full slide length — bringing the whole box out to the cabinet face — but slide length and drawer travel are separate specs.
1/2 inch per side. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the correct clearance for both slides.
No. The FR 5001 is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are the same part. Order the quantity you need and assign them to either side.
Side-mount slides need rear support in face-frame cabinets. Add the appropriate rear mounting brackets for the cabinet construction — brackets are series-specific and sold separately.
The Fulterer FR 5001 in zinc brings damped, quiet closing to a full-extension side-mount slide at the 100 lb class, covering the widest range of residential and light commercial cabinet work without a finish decision getting in the way.
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