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RE: Drawer slide options - OneStaple - 02-18-2019
EdL Wrote:The big HF boxes are a good bang for the buck...Good thought. I was excited when I saw your comment and started looking at them, in part because realistically, I don't have time to build this with all my other projects. But the more I looked at the HF tool cabinets (and other brands), I realized that they all contain deeper drawers than I want. They'll fit about 8-10 drawers in a height that I want to fit 20 drawers. So yes, they'll work, but they're not ideal. What would be perfect is a Lista cabinet with lots of thin drawers. We have some at work and they're NICE, but also $$$$. So that might not be realistic.
jasfrank Wrote:KV slides are very good quality for the price.
rwe2156 Wrote:Friho and Glideright. $6-8 a pair.
KLaz Wrote:I used some off brand ball bearing 100 lb slides. Think they were in the $12 rangeThanks for the thoughts. I can get KV 4100 slides for about $11 and 8400 slides for $14. It's worth looking at other options too when I need twenty pairs or so.
KV 8400 are the standard for ball bearing slides. You can get them for not much more.
I have some shop drawers over 36" wide and used 100 lb KV slides. No issues. Been in place for 10 years now.
I also realized that I'll need a whole bunch of 1/2" baltic birch plywood. I think this project will be in the $400-$500 range (or more?), which seems crazy for a shop cabinet.
MsNomer Wrote:2”-4” drawers are priceless, especially if you build them with no lip underneath and have a frameless cabinet so nothing can catch.Agreed! Seems like you can't have enouigh.
Thanks!
Tyler
RE: Drawer slide options - Stwood_ - 02-18-2019
I've used CSH's full extension BB import slides for years now. They've lasted (never replaced one) just as long as the KV slides I have used.
I'd have to look them up again, but they used to be about 3 bucks a set in a 20 set case.
Maybe it was a 10 set case come to think of it.
I haven't bought any in several years, as I'm still using up the ones I have.
RE: Drawer slide options - OneStaple - 02-18-2019
Stwood_ Wrote:I've used CSH's full extension BB import slides for years now. They've lasted (never replaced one) just as long as the KV slides I have used.Good lead! Assuming these are the same you're talking about, they're $5.34 each in packs of 10 with a 75 pound load capacity. That cuts the cost of the slides by more than half.
I'd have to look them up again, but they used to be about 3 bucks a set in a 20 set case.
Maybe it was a 10 set case come to think of it.
Now I just need to find a free pile of baltic birch plywood somewhere. And some free time.
Thanks!
Tyler
RE: Drawer slide options - fredhargis - 02-19-2019
Sounds like I'm late with this, but right now Woodworker's Hardware has their winter sale going on, and the KV 8400 slides (10+) are $11 a set. the KV slides are very good, and these are rated for 100#. Best of luck with your project, I'm getting ready to do something similar myself.
RE: Drawer slide options - Stwood_ - 02-19-2019
(02-18-2019, 08:58 PM)OneStaple Wrote: Good lead! Assuming these are the same you're talking about, they're $5.34 each in packs of 10 with a 75 pound load capacity. That cuts the cost of the slides by more than half.
Now I just need to find a free pile of baltic birch plywood somewhere. And some free time.
Thanks!
Tyler
Yes. You found the right ones.
CHS is the retail side. They have a wholesale side, different website. I have that link on my shop computer, currently broke down though. The gig there is, send them/give them a copy of your tax number and you get wholesale prices. And of course set up a business account there.
RE: Drawer slide options - Stwood_ - 02-19-2019
OH. CHS is where I buy all my pocket screws, by the case of 5000.
You can really save some bucks by getting the cases.
RE: Drawer slide options - Willyou - 02-19-2019
Check these out. I've made several sets and they work great.
RE: Drawer slide options - lincmercguy - 02-20-2019
I have had great luck with these and use them for any type of utility or shop drawers. The prices are very reasonable for what they are. When I first started looking for slides, I bought a similar style at Home Depot for about 4x the cost of these. They seem to be nearly identical with the only difference being mounting tab locations. I use the metal bracket that you can buy for face frame cabinet mounts if needed. I used these for "internal" drawers in a pantry I built at my old house as well. I never had any issues.
I do tend to use different screws than what comes with them for the cabinets themselves. This is primarily due to my preference for square-drive and hatred for Phillips drive.
They may be a little overkill for shallow drawers.
https://www.wwhardware.com/kv-tt100-economy-100-lb-full-extension-drawer-slide-kvtt100
RE: Drawer slide options - museumguy - 02-20-2019
How about these?
https://ahturf.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=26941_882_29478&product_id=137668
RE: Drawer slide options - KLaz - 02-20-2019
Here is my cabinet that is getting close to being completed. Just need to install 9 more drawers in the third bay & 1 drawer above the fridge.
There is another base cabinet on the other side of the sink that has 5 drawers and I just put the last coat of poly on those last night so that will be done this week. I made one of those drawers a file drawer to house paperwork I refer to often.
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