Deltana S35R5BB 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" Ball Bearing Hinge
The Deltana S35R5BB is a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" steel ball bearing hinge with a 5/8" radius corner, sold in pairs. Built for interior residential and light commercial doors, it delivers smooth, low-friction operation through a precision ball bearing mechanism. Available in eleven finishes to match any hardware specification.
Specifications
- Hinge Size: 3-1/2" x 3-1/2"
- Corner Radius: 5/8"
- Bearing Type: Ball Bearing
- Material: Steel
- Thickness: .085"
- Wood Screw: #9 x 3/4"
- Sold As: Pair
- Application: Interior Residential / Light Commercial
Available Finishes
- Polished Brass
- Brushed Brass
- Antique Brass
- Polished Nickel
- Brushed Nickel
- Antique Nickel
- Polished Chrome
- Brushed Chrome
- Oil Rubbed Bronze
- Paint Black
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Corner Style:
- 5/8" Radius Corners
- Product Group:
- Door Hinges and Pivots
- Product Type:
- Hinges
- Product Subgroup:
- Full Mortise Hinges
- Subcategory:
- Hinges and Pivots
- Bearing Type:
- Ball Bearing
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Non-Removable Pin (NRP):
- No
- Series:
- S35 Series
- MAP Policy:
- Yes
- Tags:
- deltana door hinges, deltana hinges, dull brass hinges, ball bearing hinges brass
- Product Model:
- S35R5BB
- Product Size:
- 3.5" x 3.5"
- Product Dimension:
- 3-1/2" x 3-1/2"
- Mounting Method:
- Full Mortise
- Product Material:
- Steel
- Product Category:
- Door Trim & Accessories
- Product Substrate:
- Steel
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Deltana S35R5BB4 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) My door is already mortised for 3-1/2 inch hinges with rounded corners. Will the Deltana S35R5BB drop into the existing pockets?
Only if the corner radius matches. The S35R5BB is 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches with 5/8 inch radius corners, which is the wider of the two common radii and what most residential doors and jambs get routed for. Measure the corner of your existing pocket before ordering. A tighter 1/4 inch radius pocket wants a hinge cut that way instead, like the Orca Hardware 3514 Series 3.5 x 3.5 x 1/4 inch radius hinge. A square corner mortise, chiseled by hand or cut for a commercial hinge, wants a square corner hinge in the same 3-1/2 inch size, such as the Emtek 91013.
2) Are the pins removable on the Deltana S35R5BB steel ball bearing hinge?
The pins come out. The S35R5BB is not a non-removable-pin hinge. That is what lets you lift a door off the frame to paint it or move furniture through, and it is fine on any door that swings into the room it protects. It is the wrong choice where the door swings out and the hinge barrels sit on the unsecured side, because the pins are reachable from there. For that opening use a hinge built with a non-removable pin, such as the Hager BB1168 NRP full mortise ball bearing hinge.
3) Can I use the Deltana S35R5BB on an exterior entry door?
It is built for interior residential and light commercial doors, and the pins are removable, which is the wrong combination for a door that opens to the outside. Exterior doors are also usually heavier and hung on 4 inch hinges rather than 3-1/2. For an exterior opening look at a hinge specified for it, like the Delaney 4 x 4 inch exterior residential hinge with 5/8 inch radius corners, which carries the same corner radius so it suits the same style of routed pocket at the larger size.
4) My existing hinges are 4 inch by 4 inch. Can I swap in the Deltana S35R5BB 3-1/2 inch hinge?
No. At 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches the leaves are half an inch short in both directions, so they leave a gap all around inside a 4 inch mortise and the screw holes land in the wrong place. Either fill and recut the pockets or stay at 4 inch. For a 4 inch replacement with the same rounded corner profile, the Delaney 4 x 4 residential hinge with 5/8 inch radius corners matches the pocket shape, and the Delaney 4 x 4 commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners covers a square cut mortise at that size.
5) My doors are prepped with square corner hinge mortises. What 3-1/2 inch hinge fits that instead of the S35R5BB?
The Deltana S35R5BB is a 5/8" radius corner hinge, so for a square corner pocket the direct-size options are the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinge, a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" plated steel pair with square corners, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010, a 3.5" x 3.5" square corner plain bearing mortise hinge supplied in packs of three. Both are plain bearing rather than ball bearing. If you want to keep the ball bearing knuckle in a square pocket at that size, the Emtek 94013 is a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" square corner ball bearing pair in plated steel.
6) What is the closest cross-brand equivalent to the Deltana S35R5BB 3-1/2 inch ball bearing hinge?
The Deltana S35R5BB is a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" steel full mortise hinge with 5/8" radius corners and a ball bearing knuckle, sold in pairs. The closest match on prep is the Delaney 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" bulk steel residential interior hinge, which carries the same 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" leaf size, the same 5/8" radius corner, and also ships as a pair, so it drops into an existing 3-1/2" radius mortise with no rework to the door or jamb. The Deltana is the one that specifies a ball bearing, which is what governs how the knuckle carries the leaf over time.
7) Will a 3-1/2 inch hinge with 1/4 inch radius corners drop into the same mortise as the S35R5BB?
Not without touching up the pocket. The Deltana S35R5BB is cut with 5/8" radius corners, while the Orca Hardware 3.5" x 3.5" x 1/4" radius corner commercial hinge is the same 3-1/2" leaf with a much squarer corner. A 1/4" radius leaf set into a router pocket cut for a 5/8" radius will bind at all four corners, so the corners have to be chiseled out before the leaf seats flush. Going the other way, the 5/8" radius Deltana seats in a squarer pocket and leaves a small crescent of open mortise at each corner. Check the corner radius on the door before ordering either one.
8) Does the S35R5BB have a non-removable pin, and what do I use on an outswing door where the barrel is exposed?
The Deltana S35R5BB is not an NRP hinge, so on an outswing opening the pin sits on the unsecured side. Where that matters, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge in heavy duty, which keeps the same full mortise mounting method and ball bearing knuckle while defeating pin removal from the outside. For interior swings where the barrel is on the protected side, the pin arrangement is not part of the decision.
9) How many hinges come in a Deltana S35R5BB pack, and is that enough to hang one door?
A pack is a pair, so two hinges. A standard interior passage door hangs on three hinges, so one door takes two packs and leaves you a spare. Count the openings, not the doors, when you order for a whole floor: a twelve door job at three hinges each is 36 hinges, or 18 pairs.
10) Is a ball bearing hinge worth it on an interior door, or will a plain bearing hinge do the same job?
Ball bearings buy you two things on a door people use all day: the leaf turns on bearings instead of knuckle on knuckle, so it stays quiet and does not develop the squeak and the sag that comes from worn knuckles, and it carries the weight of a solid core door better than a plain bearing hinge. The S35R5BB is the ball bearing version at 3-1/2 x 3-1/2. On a hollow core closet or a bedroom door that gets opened a few times a day, a plain bearing hinge in the same size, like the Emtek 91013, does the job. Rental turnover, corridors, and any solid core slab are where the bearings earn back the difference.
11) Will the Deltana S35R5BB hold up on a commercial corridor or a heavy solid core door?
It is a .085 inch steel hinge specified for interior residential and light commercial use, so an office suite door or an apartment interior door is within what it is built for. A high traffic commercial corridor, a heavy solid core or fire rated slab, or anything with a closer on it is past that, and those openings want a heavy weight commercial hinge: the Don-Jo HWBB84545 heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge at 4-1/2 x 4-1/2, or the Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge. Both are larger, which means the frame has to be prepped for the bigger leaf.
12) Does the Deltana S35R5BB mount to a hollow metal frame, or is it only for wood?
Wood. The S35R5BB is a full mortise hinge that fastens with #9 x 3/4 inch wood screws, which means a wood door and a wood jamb with enough material behind the pocket for the screw to bite. A hollow metal frame has tapped holes and needs a hinge ordered with machine screws instead, which is commercial full mortise territory, like the Ives 3CB1 concealed bearing hinge. Do not try to run wood screws into a steel frame.
13) What carries the same 5/8 inch radius corner as the S35R5BB but in a 4 inch hinge?
For a heavier or taller leaf that calls for a 4" hinge, the Delaney 4" x 4" bulk residential exterior hinge is a 5/8" radius pair, and the Delaney 4" x 4" Castlegate residential hinge is supplied 5/8" radius by square, meaning one leaf radius and one leaf square for doors and frames prepped differently. Both keep the same corner geometry as the 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" Deltana S35R5BB, so a door routed for a 5/8" radius corner only needs the pocket lengthened and widened to 4", not re-cornered.
14) The opening needs power run through the hinge for an electric lock. Can the S35R5BB do that?
No. The Deltana S35R5BB is a mechanical steel ball bearing hinge with no conductor path. For power to the door leaf, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a 3 knuckle standard weight steel base energy transfer hinge in medium duty, and the ETH-BB68 is the 5 knuckle heavy duty steel base version of the same energy transfer function. If the access control head end also needs to know the door position, the Command Access ETM-CB70 is a 3 knuckle steel base energy transfer hinge with door position sensing built in, and the ETM-BB68 adds an integrated door position switch on a heavy duty 5 knuckle body. There is also the BEST CECB179-12C, a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect, in medium duty.
15) What is the difference between the ball bearing S35R5BB and a concealed bearing hinge?
On the Deltana S35R5BB the ball bearings sit in visible races between the knuckles, which is the usual look on residential hardware. A concealed bearing hinge hides the bearing inside the knuckle for a clean barrel line: the Ives 3CB1 is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge in medium duty, the Ives 3CB1HW is the heavy weight steel version of the same 3 knuckle concealed bearing arrangement, and the Hager 920 is a 2 knuckle full mortise concealed bearing hinge in medium duty. All three are full mortise like the Deltana, so the mounting method carries over even though the barrel appearance does not.
16) What finishes does the Deltana S35R5BB ball bearing hinge come in, and can I match the rest of my door hardware?
Ten finishes, the full set: Polished Brass, Brushed Brass, Antique Brass, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Oil Rubbed Bronze, and Paint Black. That range covers the usual matches, brushed nickel or polished chrome against satin and bright chrome trim, oil rubbed bronze against dark bronze levers, and Paint Black where the hinge is meant to disappear against a painted jamb or a black hardware package. If you are standardizing a building, order the whole floor in one finish at once, since plated finishes vary slightly between production runs.
17) Do I have to order a left hand or right hand version of the Deltana S35R5BB hinge?
No handing to specify. A full mortise butt hinge like the S35R5BB is symmetrical, so the same hinge hangs a left hand or a right hand door; you just flip it. What you do have to get right is the size and the corner shape, 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 with 5/8 inch radius corners here, and the finish. Handing only comes into play on hinges with electrical wiring or a spring in them, which this is not.
18) The frame will not take a mortised leaf. Is there an alternative to a full mortise hinge like the S35R5BB?
The Deltana S35R5BB is full mortise, meaning both leaves are let into the door edge and the jamb. Where the frame cannot be routed, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise commercial hinge, 4-1/2" standard weight steel with a plain bearing, which mortises into the door and applies to the frame face instead. For a door that has to swing both directions, the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, which replaces the hinge line entirely rather than substituting into it.
19) Can I use the S35R5BB on a high-abuse or detention opening?
No, that is a different class of hinge. The Deltana S35R5BB is a residential-duty steel ball bearing hinge for interior residential and light commercial doors. Detention and high-abuse openings take purpose-built hardware such as the BEST BB855 heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, the Stanley Security BB855 double weight prison hinge at 5" by 6" furnished with no holes and not swaged, or the Hager 990 STEEL full surface prison hinge, 3" x 4" with a welded tip in heavy duty.
20) Is a steel hinge like the S35R5BB the right choice for a coastal or high-humidity opening?
The Deltana S35R5BB has a steel substrate with a plated finish, which is why it is specified for interior residential and light commercial doors. Where the opening sees salt air or standing humidity, a non-ferrous body avoids the ferrous base entirely: the McKinney T2314 is a non ferrous hinge in standard weight with 5 knuckles, rated medium duty. Compare that against the exterior-rated steel option, the Delaney 4" x 4" bulk residential exterior hinge with a 5/8" radius corner, sold as a pair.
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