Blum Tandem 563 and 569 left hand narrow drawer locking device

Description

Blum Tandem 563 and 569 left hand narrow drawer locking device, Blum cabinet hardware, sold each. Front fixing bracket for narrow Tandem 563 or 569 drawers, left runner.

Helpful guides

• Drawer boxes for Blum undermount slides
• How to install undermount drawer slides
• How to adjust undermount soft close drawer slides

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What a front locking device does

Part BT51.0801.20L is the Blum clip that fastens the drawer box to Blum Tandem 563 and 569 runners at the front. It seats in the pre bored holes in the front corner of the box, hooks the runner, and carries the front adjusters, so it is the part you touch when a front sits low or leans. It is sold as the left hand device, sold each; a drawer takes one of these and one right hand device.

What it fits

Blum Tandem 563 and 569 runners is what part BT51.0801.20L is drilled and shaped for; it will not seat on a different maker’s runner, and a Tandem device will not seat on a Movento runner, or the reverse, even on the same brand. Blum lists a minimum inside drawer width of 3-3/4 inches (95 mm), up to 4-7/8 inches (124 mm) for it. Two piece nylon, 25 lb dynamic limit, 5/8 inch sub front minimum.

When to use this one

Part BT51.0801.20L matters most on the drawer where the front looks wrong after everything else was done right: box square, runners level, and the front still sits low or leans. Narrow drawers such as spice pull outs and tray dividers. Once the box is hanging, every bit of fine tuning on the front comes from part BT51.0801.20L, not from the runner or the box.

Installing and adjusting it

Part BT51.0801.20L presses into the front corner of the box by hand and locks when the box is lowered onto the extended runners; the How to install undermount drawer slides guide shows the sequence. After the box is on, set height, side to side, and depth from part BT51.0801.20L as described in How to adjust undermount soft close drawer slides. We drill the 2.5 mm, 10 mm deep holes at 75 degrees to Blum’s template as part of the free notch and drill prep, so part BT51.0801.20L presses straight on whether we install it or you do.

Pair it with a notched box

Part T51.0801.20L is not a configurator option; order the custom drawer box with No Clips and press it on yourself, or note the part number on your order and we will confirm before cutting. Baltic Birch or Hard Maple (Select Grade), dovetailed in our Las Vegas shop for part T51.0801.20L and notched to the Blum drawing, Built in USA.

Questions

Does the T51.0801.20L correct tilt?

No, Blum puts tilt correction on the rear of the runner, not on the T51.0801.20L or any front locking device.

What is the narrowest drawer the T51.0801.20L fits?

The T51.0801.20L is the narrow device; Blum lists an inside drawer width of 3-3/4 inches (95 mm), up to 4-7/8 inches (124 mm) for it.