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jtpr

29/04/2011 8:49 AM

drawer slides

Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer sli=
des? I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the front of =
the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2=94. I want to use un=
dermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21=94. How adjustable is t=
he back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21=94 an=
d I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?

I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive. I think I can =
do better online, but then I need to be really sure I get ones that will fi=
t.

Thanks,
Jim


This topic has 9 replies

Sb

"SonomaProducts.com"

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

29/04/2011 2:46 PM

Other posters are correct the drawer must match the slides but the
carcass just needs to have enough clearance. If you can side mount the
slides to the case you have no issue at the back. If the slides have
no side mounting possibility then you use adjustable back end hardware
that should handle a few inches of variance and you may need to add a
block, etc. to make it all work. However I prefer to plan for internal
dividers in the case so I can always side mount the slides to the
case.

On Apr 29, 8:49=A0am, jtpr <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer s=
lides? =A0 =A0I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the fro=
nt of the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2=94. I want to =
use undermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21=94. How adjustabl=
e is the back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21=
=94 and I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?
>
> I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive. =A0I think I =
can do better online, but then I need to be really sure I get ones that wil=
l fit.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

Sc

Sonny

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

30/04/2011 6:21 AM

Karl, Leon.... I'm surmising, more so, now, that you are in the
cabinet making business, or it's a significant parts of your
business. I hesitated to post this back in Febuary. You may have
benefitted from this, if you have facilities for storing supplies in
bulk. I don't know if these are KV brand, though. Seems some of
these slides went for as little as $1 a set. You are close enough to
have, maybe, been interested in these. Wish I would have posted this,
back then.

Starting with Lot 136 - http://www.irsauctions.com/index_lots.asp?pg=details&tot=&id=14356

Sonny

Nn

Nova

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

30/04/2011 9:01 PM

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:43:58 -0700, Zz Yzx <[email protected]>
wrote:

>>> Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer slides? I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the front of the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2”. I want to use undermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21”. How adjustable is the back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21” and I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?
>>>
>>> I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive.
>>
>>
>>Pay attention, Dude ... you're getting hard won valuable advice thus far
>>in this thread, but if you don't bother with it, you will eventually get
>>none.
>>
>
>Aside from THAT, what's up with the lack o' wrap in the OP?
>
>I'm viewing th OP w/ Agent and it's one looooooooong line. Anybody
>else?
>
>-Zz

Turn your "Word Wrap" on under the "View" menu.
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Buffalo, NY - USA

ZY

Zz Yzx

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

30/04/2011 12:43 PM

>> Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer slides? I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the front of the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2”. I want to use undermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21”. How adjustable is the back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21” and I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?
>>
>> I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive.
>
>
>Pay attention, Dude ... you're getting hard won valuable advice thus far
>in this thread, but if you don't bother with it, you will eventually get
>none.
>

Aside from THAT, what's up with the lack o' wrap in the OP?

I'm viewing th OP w/ Agent and it's one looooooooong line. Anybody
else?

-Zz

Sk

Swingman

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

29/04/2011 11:32 AM

On 4/29/2011 10:49 AM, jtpr wrote:
> Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer slides? I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the front of the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2”. I want to use undermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21”. How adjustable is the back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21” and I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?
>
> I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive.


Pay attention, Dude ... you're getting hard won valuable advice thus far
in this thread, but if you don't bother with it, you will eventually get
none.

You might want to start reading some of the previous replies to your
post that already covered these very questions.

Once again ... for ALMOST ALL brands of undermount soft close slides you
make the drawer the EXACT length of the slide.

A good value in soft close undermounts are KV brand. They also have more
length options in the "MUV" line.

http://www.knapeandvogt.com/_MuV_Premium_Soft-Close_Undermount_Drawer_Slide.html?page=products.1.336

> I think I can do better online, but then I need to be really sure I
get ones that will fit.

Once again ... build the DRAWERS to the DRAWER SLIDES!

Once again ... DECIDE upon and BUY the DRAWER SLIDES BEFORE you build
the drawers!

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Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlC@ (the obvious)

Sk

Swingman

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

30/04/2011 9:48 AM

On 4/30/2011 8:21 AM, Sonny wrote:
> Karl, Leon.... I'm surmising, more so, now, that you are in the
> cabinet making business, or it's a significant parts of your
> business. I hesitated to post this back in Febuary. You may have
> benefitted from this, if you have facilities for storing supplies in
> bulk. I don't know if these are KV brand, though. Seems some of
> these slides went for as little as $1 a set. You are close enough to
> have, maybe, been interested in these. Wish I would have posted this,
> back then.
>
> Starting with Lot 136 - http://www.irsauctions.com/index_lots.asp?pg=details&tot=&id=14356

Thanks for the thought ... I'll definitely keep an eye out for these
auctions.

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www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlC@ (the obvious)

Ll

"Leon"

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

30/04/2011 8:27 AM

Our/my business includes cabinets but is not restricted to that. Karl and I
generally buy hardware as needed.

"Sonny" wrote in message
news:3603a1dc-b8bd-4d62-8531-01c272ace5c6@f18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...

Karl, Leon.... I'm surmising, more so, now, that you are in the
cabinet making business, or it's a significant parts of your
business. I hesitated to post this back in Febuary. You may have
benefitted from this, if you have facilities for storing supplies in
bulk. I don't know if these are KV brand, though. Seems some of
these slides went for as little as $1 a set. You are close enough to
have, maybe, been interested in these. Wish I would have posted this,
back then.

Starting with Lot 136 -
http://www.irsauctions.com/index_lots.asp?pg=details&tot=&id=14356

Sonny

Ll

"Leon"

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

29/04/2011 11:39 AM



"jtpr" wrote in message
news:4e436b61-b57c-48c7-8392-62f65703d821@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com...

Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer
slides? I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the front
of the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2”. I want to use
undermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21”. How adjustable is
the back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21” and
I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?

I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive. I think I can
do better online, but then I need to be really sure I get ones that will
fit.

Thanks,
Jim

Most all the under mount soft close slides require you to build the drawer
around the needs and requirements of the slide. Basically there is no room
for deviation with out modifications to the drawer.

As far as a good source I often use Woodworkers Hardware.
http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm?groupid=Cabinet%20Drawer%20Slides

JJ

"Josepi"

in reply to jtpr on 29/04/2011 8:49 AM

30/04/2011 3:59 PM

Get a better reader George Watson / no spam.
Get off all the trolling style readers and get a real one that allows
exchange of ideas.

oh yeah... give your deficencies a rest....
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"Zz Yzx" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Aside from THAT, what's up with the lack o' wrap in the OP?

I'm viewing th OP w/ Agent and it's one looooooooong line. Anybody
else?

-Zz

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Can anybody point me to a good source for quality "self closing" drawer
slides? I will be installing 6 drawers with the distance from the front
of the face frame to the back of the carcass being 22 1/2”. I want to use
undermount soft close heavy duty slides. Blume has 21”. How adjustable is
the back of these things? Do they adjust at all or do I get exactly 21” and
I need to build the back of the carcass out to meet them?

I looked at Woodcraft here locally, but they are expensive.


Pay attention, Dude ... you're getting hard won valuable advice thus far
in this thread, but if you don't bother with it, you will eventually get
none.



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