Drawer slide options

[OneStaple]

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.

KV slides are very good quality for the price.

Friho and Glideright. $6-8 a pair.

I used some off brand ball bearing 100 lb slides. Think they were in the $12 range
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.

Thanks 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.

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.

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

[Stwood_]

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.

[OneStaple]

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.

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

[fredhargis]

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.

[Stwood_]

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.

[Stwood_]

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.

[Willyou]

Check these out. I've made several sets and they work great.

[lincmercguy]

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-econ...de-kvtt100

[museumguy]

How about these? 


https://ahturf.com/store/index.php?route..._id=137668

[KLaz]

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.