Emtek 8514 Solid Brass Surface Bolt, 24"

A surface bolt like the Emtek 8514 is the standard way to hold the inactive leaf of a pair. It mounts on the face of the door and drops a rod into a strike, so the inactive leaf becomes the stop for the active leaf. At 24 inches, the 8514 is the long version, meant to run up the stile and catch at the head (or down to the threshold) rather than sit at eye level. If you want the leaf secured top and bottom, order two. Note that it is solid brass and Emtek lists it as residential hardware, so on a commercial opening with heavy traffic a steel heavy-duty bolt such as the Ives SB1600 is the better match.

Emtek's brass surface bolt comes in five lengths, each with its own model number: 8511 is 6 inches, 8515 is 8 inches, 8512 is 12 inches, 8513 is 18 inches, and 8514 is the 24 inch. Pick by how far you need to reach from the mounting point to the strike. Short bolts (6 and 8 inch) are typically operated at hand height into a floor or head strike close by; the 18 and 24 inch versions let you mount the throw lever at a comfortable height and still reach the head of a tall door or a threshold.

No. The 8514 ships as a complete set with three types of strike plates and the screws. That covers the usual mounting conditions, so you can decide on site whether the bolt is dropping into a floor, a threshold, or a jamb/head strike without a second order. Nothing else is required to hang it beyond a drill and the fasteners in the box.

The Emtek 8514 is a solid brass surface bolt in a 24 inch length, and Emtek categorizes it as residential hardware. For an opening that sees commercial traffic, the ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty surface bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar, and the Ives SB1600 is a heavy duty steel surface bolt with a 3-1/2 inch throw. The Ives SB360 is another heavy duty steel bolt with a 1-1/4 inch throw in a 12 inch length. Those three are steel or stainless construction with a stated duty level; the 8514 is brass and the longest of the group at 24 inches.

The Emtek 8514 is a solid brass surface bolt sold as a complete set with three types of strikeplates and screws, and Emtek lists it as residential hardware. When the opening carries a fire label, use a bolt that carries a fire rating: the Ives SB1600 is fire rated with a 3-1/2 inch throw, the Ives SB1640 is a fire rated brass surface bolt with a 1 inch throw, and the Ives SB1630 carries a 3-hour UL listing with a 1 inch throw and keyed security. The SB1640 keeps brass construction if the rest of the door hardware is brass.

The Emtek 8514 is a slide-action solid brass surface bolt with no keying. If the second point of security needs to be key controlled, the Ives SB1630 is a heavy duty steel locking surface bolt with a 1 inch throw and keyed security, and it carries a 3-hour UL listing. The ABH HD1805 takes a different approach with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar rather than a key. Both are steel or stainless where the 8514 is brass.

Twelve finishes on the 8514: Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Satin Brass (US4), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Medium Bronze (MB), and Tumbled White Bronze (TWB). Those are Emtek's standard finish codes, so if your knobs, levers, or hinges are already Emtek in, say, US15, the bolt orders in the same code and matches. It is part of Emtek's Brass collection in the American Classic style.

Material and duty are the split. The 8514 is solid brass through the bar and housing, finished to match residential trim, and Emtek positions it as residential. Steel bolts are built for abuse and higher cycle counts: the Ives SB360 is heavy-duty steel with a 1-1/4 inch throw in a 12 inch length, the Ives SB1600 is heavy duty with a 3-1/2 inch throw, and the ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless bar. Use the Emtek where the bolt is visible on a residential or light-commercial opening and finish matters; use the steel bolts on a service door, a mechanical room, or anywhere the leaf takes real traffic.

No. The 8514 is a manual throw bolt, operated by hand from the side it is mounted on, with no cylinder and no keying. If you need a surface bolt that keys, the Ives SB1630 is a heavy duty steel locking surface bolt with keyed security and a 1 inch throw. For a decorative brass look without keying, the Delaney Decorative Solid Brass Surface Bolt and the Trimco 4800 Series are the other brass and architectural options.

No handing. A surface bolt mounts to the face of the door and the strike goes where the bar lands, so the same 8514 works on a left or right leaf and on an in-swing or out-swing. What you do have to decide is which face it goes on, since it is only operable from that side, and how high to set it so the 24 inch bar reaches the head or the floor.

Delaney Hardware makes a Solid Brass Surface Bolt (410309) and a Decorative Solid Brass Surface Bolt (BV7600), both in solid brass like the Emtek 8514. The Ives SB1640 is also brass, with a 1 inch throw and a fire rating. Where the 8514 differs is its size and finish breadth: it is a 24 inch bolt offered in twelve finishes including Unlacquered Brass US3NL, Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Tumbled White Bronze TWB, Flat Black US19 and Polished Chrome US26.

The Emtek 8514 is the 24 inch length in its surface bolt range, which also runs 6 inch as 8511, 8 inch as 8515, 12 inch as 8512 and 18 inch as 8513 in the same solid brass construction. If the range as a whole is not the right fit, the Ives SB360 is a heavy-duty steel surface bolt supplied in a 12 inch length with a 1-1/4 inch throw, and the Trimco 4800 Series and Delaney 410309 are further surface bolt options. Staying within the Emtek numbers keeps the same finish family across the doors.

Throw is what decides whether the bolt reaches the head frame or floor strike prep already in the opening. Among the surface bolt alternatives, the Ives SB1600 throws 3-1/2 inches, the Ives SB360 throws 1-1/4 inches, and both the Ives SB1630 and Ives SB1640 throw 1 inch. The Emtek 8514 is the 24 inch solid brass bolt and ships as a complete set with three types of strikeplates and screws, so it covers more than one strike condition out of the box.

No. The Emtek 8514 is a surface bolt: solid brass, 24 inches, mounted on the face of the door and thrown by hand, sold as a complete set with three types of strikeplates and screws. Items that look adjacent behave differently. The ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty surface bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar, so it engages on its own rather than being slid by hand. The Ives SB1630 is a locking surface bolt with keyed security. If the requirement is a hand-thrown decorative brass bolt, the Delaney BV7600 Decorative Solid Brass Surface Bolt is the closer match to the 8514.

None. The 8514 is entirely mechanical, thrown and retracted by hand. There is no electrification option, no solenoid, no monitoring switch. If the opening needs to release on a fire alarm or tie into access control, a surface bolt is the wrong device for it.

For a repeatable solid-brass spec, ZenSupply carries the Emtek 8514 in five lengths (6, 8, 12, 18, and 24 inch) under one finish scheme, which is what makes it easy to standardize across units. Delaney's Solid Brass Surface Bolt and the Delaney Decorative Solid Brass Surface Bolt are the other brass choices, and Trimco's 4800 Series is the architectural line. If some of those openings are labeled or high-traffic, split the spec: brass on the apartment-side doors, Ives steel bolts on the fire-rated and back-of-house leaves.