{"product_id":"slim-recessed-led-channel-profile","title":"Slim Recessed LED Channel Profile | 7mm Aluminium, 1m to 3m","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSeven millimetres, and almost nothing to see\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the narrowest recessed profile in the range. At 7mm across it takes a slim tape and sets it into a routed groove, leaving a line of light barely wider than a pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it where the lighting should not read as lighting at all: a shadow gap under a cabinet, a line along a stair stringer, a groove in a joinery panel, a reveal between two materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExtruded aluminium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecessed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiffuser\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpal cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLengths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1m, 2m or 3m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCheck the tape fits before you order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 7mm profile needs narrow tape. Standard 10mm and 12mm boards will not go in, and forcing one in defeats the heat transfer that the aluminium is there to provide. Measure the board width, not the packaging, and match it to the internal dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere 7mm is the right call\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShadow gaps\u003c\/strong\u003e between a wall and a floating shelf or cabinet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoinery reveals\u003c\/strong\u003e routed into a panel or a door frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStair stringers\u003c\/strong\u003e, lighting the treads from the side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandrails\u003c\/strong\u003e with a groove cut along the underside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFurniture\u003c\/strong\u003e where the profile has to disappear entirely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it is not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlim tape carries fewer LEDs and less output than a wider board. For a cove that has to light a whole ceiling, or an under-cabinet run that has to light a worktop, use a wider profile and brighter tape. This one is for the detail, not the workload.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRouting the groove\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut slightly deeper than the profile so it sits just below the surface. Test on an offcut of the same material before you touch the real thing — in hardwood or MDF there is no second chance at a groove that is a millimetre too wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a recessed profile with a flange over the cut edge, see the flanged recessed channel. For surface runs, see the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/led-channels-profiles\"\u003esurface mount channel\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Alvetto Lighting","offers":[{"title":"1m","offer_id":67584480674157,"sku":"ALV-CH-SLIM-1M","price":5.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2m","offer_id":67584480706925,"sku":"ALV-CH-SLIM-2M","price":11.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3m","offer_id":67584480739693,"sku":"ALV-CH-SLIM-3M","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/alvettolighting.com\/products\/slim-recessed-led-channel-profile","provider":"Alvetto Lighting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}