How much weight can a drawer with these runners carry? One set of these drawer runners can carry 80kg. This applies in both retracted and extended positions and if the weight is evenly distributed over the length. If the weight is only going to be placed deep in the drawer, these runners can carry approximately 90kg. The maximum point load at the front of the drawer is around 60kg. Don’t forget to include the drawer’s own weight in your weight calculation. If necessary, place partitions in the drawer to ensure that heavy contents cannot slide forward. This benefits the drawer runners. Horizontal or vertical use of the drawer runners? The loads mentioned above apply if you use the drawer runners vertically (standard), i.e. mount them against side walls. Soft-close drawer runners cannot be used horizontally (flat). The drawer runners are then, as it were, pressed together, which means that the catch plate of the soft-close system will no longer grip the protruding pin in the middle and it will break. For the same reason, it is important to keep the distance between the casing and the drawer between 19 and 19.5 mm. What is a soft-close drawer runner? A soft-close drawer runner has an integrated system that dampens the last 60 mm of pushing and allows it to happen automatically. This means that the drawer always closes completely and there is no audible bang when the drawer is slammed shut. Furthermore, the system prevents the drawer from falling open unintentionally. You have to use a fair amount of force to open the drawer for this 80 kg variant. Ideal for applications in campers or in the field of commercial vehicle equipment! Attach drawer runners to the floor or ceiling? This set of 80kg drawer runners can be mounted at an angle of 90° on the floor or on the ceiling using a (possibly) small adjustment to these low or high brackets. These brackets are NOT tailored to these products, but due to the large number of holes, you will get a number of matching holes per drawer runner. The brackets are made of light aluminum and after bolting a few matching mounting points, you can easily drill an additional hole if necessary. Be careful that the chips do not get between the balls. To be clear; The titles and descriptions of the products you are linked to may confuse you, but they are the products we mean. What does 3-part extendable mean? There are 2-part and 3-part drawer runners. The difference lies in the degree of extendability of the runners. Drawers fitted with 2-piece drawer runners are partially extendable, while drawers fitted with 3-piece drawer runners can be slid completely outside the casing. Fully extendable. This makes it easy to reach into the back of the drawer. Our range only includes the most user-friendly variant; the 3-piece drawer runners. Difference between roller runner and ball runner? A roller runner is a runner with rollers (wheels) that roll back and forth in a guide rail. A ball runner moves by means of many small balls in a so-called ball cage (ball bearings). As a result, a ball runner always ensures a tight, smooth, silent and precise movement. In contrast to roller runners, ball runners can also absorb horizontal loads (from the side). The balls fix the drawer from all sides, so that it cannot bounce up and down, for example in a camper. Because BRASOM considers quality to be of paramount importance, our range only contains premium ball guides.
