The ultimate hardware system

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Julius Blum, Inc.7733 Old Plank Rd.Stanley, NC 28164toll free 800-438-6788local 704-827-1345fax 704-827-0799internet www.blum.com

More Information is available on these Blum products:

• Blum Angled hinge program

• BLUMOTION soft closing system

• COMPACT concealed hinges for frame cabinets

• Concealed hinges: CLIP top, CLIP and MODUL

• Machines and assembly aids

• METABOX drawer system

• ORGA-LINE drawer dividing system

• POCKET DOOR hardware

• STANDARD drawer runners

• SOLO concealed runners

• TANDEM concealed runners

• TANDEMBOX drawer system

METABOX quick startThe fastest way to build a drawer

A complete drawer system that is fast and easy

With the available accessories for METABOX, not only is the system easy to build, the pos-sibilities are endless

Depth

Width

Hei

ght

Width

Depth

Hei

ght

Drawer length

3/8"

Inside opening width minus 1- 1/4"

Ø 3/16"

1-7 / 16

"1-

1 /4"1-

1 /4"

Botto

m L

engt

h

Front edge

13/ 1

6"1-

1 / 4"

3/8"

Ø 3/16"

Inside opening width minus 1-1/4"

Hei

ght

Side

Bottom

21/2"forM, K& H

11/4"for

N

7 /16

"

1/2"

Run

ner

Pos

itio

n

1/4"

Chartmin.

SocketPosition

FrontFrame

2-1/8"3-3/8" 4-5/8" 5-7/8"NM

KH

Blumassembly

devices makemarking and drilling simple.

Inch

Metric

Drill Ø3/8"x 1/2" deep for brackets with dowels

Pre-drill holes in back if using system screws

Bottom overlay

Drillinglocation

3

1

21.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

METABOX: Steps for frame cabinets

7.

Measure the opening

This will help you in determiningwhich METABOX drawer will work best for the cabinet opening

Determine which METABOXdrawer height to use

Choose between the four heights that are offered within the METABOX system

Min. opening height

Available heightsN M K H

3-1/16" Yes No No No4-5/16" Yes Yes No No5-9/16" Yes Yes Yes No6-7/8" Yes Yes Yes Yes

Determine which METABOXdrawer length fits the opening

Choose the correct runnerlength to best fit the insidedepth of the cabinet

HeightsAvailable lengths

11" 14" 16" 18" 20" 22"N No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YesK No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesH No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Insidedepth range

11-5/8"to

13-3/8"

14-1/16"to

16-1/2"

16"to

18-7/16"

18-13/16"to

20-1/4"

19-15/16"to

22-3/8"

21-15/16"to

24-3/8"

Cut the bottom and back components

No matter what the material or the size of the cabinets, components can be cut and drilled quickly for easy assembly(minimum 13mm material)

Drawer bottom lengthRunner length Bottom length

22" 21-9/16"20" 19-5/8"18" 17-5/8"16" 15-11/16"14" 13-11/1611" 10-9/16"

Drawer back heightHeights 1/2" bottom 5/8" bottom 3/4" bottom

N 1-5/8" 1-9/16" 1-7/16"M 2-15/16" 2-13/16" 2-11/16"K 4-3/16" 4-1/16" 3-15/16"H 5-7/16" 5-5/16" 5-3/16"

Determine front fixing bracket locations

Use the tables below to easily locate the center of the bottom fixing point

Sideoverlay

Screw ordrillinglocation

1/2" 13/16"9/16" 7/8"5/8" 15/16"11/16" 1"3/4" 1-1/16"

Bottomoverlay

Screw or drilling location

N and M K H1/2" 1" 2-5/16" 3-9/16"9/16" 1-1/16" 2-3/8" 3-5/8"5/8" 1-3/16" 2-7/16" 3-11/16"11/16" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3-3/4"3/4" 1-5/16" 2-9/16" 3-13/16"

Assemble the drawer

Assembly is made easy with theMETABOX C15 drawer system

1 - Place drawer bottom on pins2 - Attach drawer back with screws3 - Install front fixing brackets and attach front to drawer sides

Mount the cabinet profiles

Attach the cabinet profiles and rear mount sockets to the cabinet

HeightsRunner

mounting positionSocket

mounting positionN 2-5/8" 1-3/8"M 3-15/16" 2-11/16"K 5-3/16" 3-15/16"H 6-7/16" 5-3/16"

Install the drawer

Now that the drawer is built and the cabinet profiles are in place, the drawer can be inserted. Final side and height adjustments can be made via the front fixing brackets.

Dimensions in Inches These drilling locations are directly related to the profile locations in step 7

Fast, easy and accurate

Building a drawer has never been

this simple

No joinery, glue or clamping required

Drawer front at-tachment made

easy

Quick assembly and quality all in one system

Drill mounting holes, assemble drawer, attach clip-on front fixing brackets, insert drawer into cabinet and you are done.

Depth

Width

Hei

ght

Width

Depth

Hei

ght

Drawer length

9

Ø5

3732

32

Inside opening width minus 31

Front edge Botto

m L

engt

h

20.5

32

9

Ø5

Inside opening width minus 31

Hei

ght

24R

unne

rP

osit

ion

7 /16

"m

in.

Cha

rtm

in.

37

1188654150N

MK

H

Side

Bottom

64forM, K& H

32for

N

Drill Ø10mm x 12mm deep for brackets with dowels

Blumassembly

devices makemarking and drilling simple.

Inch

Metric

Pre-drill holes in back if using system screws

Bottom overlay

Drillinglocation

3

1

21.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

METABOX: Steps for frameless cabinets

7.

Measure the opening

This will help you in determiningwhich METABOX drawer will work best for the cabinet opening

Determine which METABOXdrawer height to use

Choose between the four heights that are offered within the METABOX system

Min. opening height

Available heightsN M K H

78 Yes No No No110 Yes Yes No No142 Yes Yes Yes No174 Yes Yes Yes Yes

HeightsAvailable lengths

270 350 400 450 500 550N No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YesK No Yes Yes Yes Yes YesH No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Min.insidedepth

277 357 407 457 507 557

Drawer bottomsRunner length Bottom length

550 548500 498450 448400 398350 348270 268

Drawer backsHeights 13mm bottoms 16mm bottoms 19mm bottoms

N 42 39 36M 74 71 68K 106 103 100H 138 135 132

Sideoverlay

Screw ordrillinglocation

13 21.514 22.516 24.5

17.5 2619 27.5

Bottomoverlay

Screw or drilling location

N and M K H13 26.5 58.5 90.514 27.5 59.5 91.516 29.5 61.5 93.5

17.5 31 63 9519 32.5 64.5 96.5

Heights Mounting positionN 54M 86K 118H 150

Assemble the drawer

Assembly is made easy with theMETABOX C15 drawer system

1 - Place drawer bottom on pins2 - Attach drawer back with screws3 - Install front fixing brackets and attach front to drawer sides

Mount the cabinet profiles

Attach the cabinet profiles to the cabinet

Cut the bottom and back components

No matter what the material or the size of the cabinets, components can be cut and drilled quickly for easy assembly(minimum 13mm material)

Determine front fixing bracket locations

Use the tables below to easily locate the center of the bottom fixing point

Dimensions in Millime-

Determine which METABOXdrawer length fits the opening

Choose the correct runnerlength to best fit the insidedepth of the cabinet

Install the drawer

Now that the drawer is built and the cabinet profiles are in place, the drawer can be inserted. Final side and height adjustments can be made via the front fixing brackets.

These drilling locations are directly related to the profile locations in step 7