#6 x 5/8″ Flat Head Hinge/Drawer Slide Screw Nickel, Box of 100, by Wurth

Description

#6 x 5/8″ Flat Head Hinge/Drawer Slide Screw Nickel, Box of 100, by Wurth, Wurth cabinet hardware, sold as a box of 100. Hinge / drawer slide install.

Helpful guides

• How to install a replacement drawer box
• How to measure a drawer box

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What this screw is

The #6 x 5/8″ screw, part 10269661, is a hinge and drawer slide screw, the short fastener that fixes slide members, mounting plates, and hinge bases to cabinet and drawer sides. Size #6 x 5/8″, flat head, nickel finish. The #6 x 5/8″ screw, part 10269661, is sold by the box of 100, which is how shops buy it. Wurth is the maker.

Where to use it

The #6 x 5/8″ screw, part 10269661,: use it to fix slide members, mounting plates and hinge bases, where the countersunk head sits flush. The nickel finish on the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) matches nickel hinges and plates. Screw length on the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) matters against drawer side thickness: a screw that is too long comes through a 1/2 inch side, which is why Drawer side thickness lists side thicknesses next to the hardware each one takes.

Driving it

Match the bit to the head on the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661), drive it snug, and stop there; plywood and particleboard strip out fast once a screw is overdriven. On a slide, start with the horizontal slots on the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661), check the drawer runs true, then add the fixed holes last. How to install a replacement drawer box covers mounting a box on side mount slides and How to install undermount drawer slides covers undermount runners if that is the job the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) is for.

Pair it with

Every drawer box we ship from our Las Vegas shop is ready for hardware like the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661): a custom size dovetail drawer box in Baltic Birch or Hard Maple (Select Grade), or a standard size drawer box. Built in USA. Hardware that pairs with the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) is in side mount slides and undermount slides, hinges and plates in cabinet hinges, and the rest of the screws in cabinet screws.

Questions

How is the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) sold?

It is sold by the box of 100.

Will the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) come through a 1/2 inch drawer side?

No, short hinge and slide screws like the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) are sized so they do not come through a standard drawer side. Match the length of the #6 x 5/8″ screw (part 10269661) to the side thickness; our drawer side thickness guide lists them.