Maybe it's just me but I find Blum's brochures for their drawer slides far from user-friendly in terms of comparing the various drawer slides they offer. A comparison chart of the key features for each slide would be very helpful and maybe one exists.
Case and point are the 563 vs. 563H drawer slides. I believe the primary difference between these two slides is that the 563 is for panelled or block-out face frame construction; whereas, the 563H is for panelled or face frame construction (no block out). From the photos, the 563 runner appears to stop short of the front of the cabinet sides (panels) by several inches since it attaches to the sides. On the 563H, I assume the runners attach to the sides of the face frame and the rear bracket is required to mount to the cabinet backs.
Here's my dilemma. I have a mix of the two installations as I'll be using face frame construction but each edge of the face frame will have a flush panel to simplify mounting, i.e. no rear bracket required, no gap to the panel behind the face frame, etc. So, I ordered a case of the 563H slides to have the versatility but the 563H slides are on back-order.
Do you see any reason why I can't switch to the 563 slides in this case? Are there other advantages to the 563H slides?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Brett