Furniture fasteners. The main types.

Modern furniture has many ways of fastening, and the quality and integrity of the finished piece of furniture largely depends on this. Nowadays, the installation and fastening of various parts is also the key to saving time, improving quality and improving the appearance of the product. So, what the furniture market offers?

The main furniture fixture is a confirmation. Usually it holds the chipboard parts together, has a size of 6.4×50 mm and is screwed into a previously prepared hole using a confirmatory drill, which differs from the usual with a special notch, which creates space for a wider confirmation head. Also, confirmations are screwed in with a special hex wrench or screwdriver.

A universal screw with a countersunk head in the size of 3×16 or 3.5×15 mm is used to fasten the back wall of the fiberboard and the case, as well as to fasten hinges, guides and other accessories. Larger screws (3×30 or 3.5×30) are used in thicker countertops and drawer fronts. For screwing in screws, it is better to use screwdrivers and special bits..

If it is necessary to connect the parts perpendicularly, then furniture corners or rasteks are used, they are also minifixes. The latter can be completely hidden in the details and provide a quality connection. On the other hand, they are comparatively expensive and require painstaking work. It is recommended to choose the furniture corner in the color of the chipboard

To pull off the frames of cabinet furniture, you need to take a furniture screw with a semicircular head and a square headrest.