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MANUCHAO

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Im looking for a decent deals on sliders...
I have decided to build my own...

I have looked at drawerslides.com and homewareHQ.com but I think I can find a better price elsewhere...

Im looking at the 42" locking drawer slide from accuride..

anybody knows of another place where I might get these at a better price??

TIA :beer::beer:
 
i saved about $150 each drawer by using the ryadon 350# 30" ers and i can easily reach into the drawer to get at the last 12 inches...but then my drawer is 14" deep/tall .... just imagine what else you could buy with the extra 300$....
 
Drawer Slides dot com was the cheapest and they have been holding up well on my drawer.

250# slides for $73
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Casters

I looked into going with drawer slides when I built a drawer for my pickup bed but they were too much. I ended up using casters. They are not as elegant, but much cheaper.
 
Have you looked into teflon sliding strips. You put them in the floor and on the bottom of your drawer and they slide out smoothly. A buddy of mine at surf and turf had them... best part is almost no loss of storage to hardware space if you countersink the strips to just be above the flush of both surfaces.
 
Cool... I will look into that too...
Thanks for the heads up. !!

Thanks every one that has posted...
I have looked at all the recommendations..!!!
 
BreckenridgeCruiser said:
Have you looked into teflon sliding strips. You put them in the floor and on the bottom of your drawer and they slide out smoothly. A buddy of mine at surf and turf had them... best part is almost no loss of storage to hardware space if you countersink the strips to just be above the flush of both surfaces.
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I have been using the small square furniture glides: two on the drawer bottom on the deep end and two inside the cabinet nearest the front. See small white squares in pic below. I have over 100# in the drawers and they slide great. The best part is they were about $6 at Home Depot; I didn't lose any room in the drawers to slide space; and the drawers are easy to remove if needed.
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BreckenridgeCruiser said:
Have you looked into teflon sliding strips. You put them in the floor and on the bottom of your drawer and they slide out smoothly. A buddy of mine at surf and turf had them... best part is almost no loss of storage to hardware space if you countersink the strips to just be above the flush of both surfaces.
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x2 i had them on the cargo storage drawers in my '89 FJ62 and they were great. Cost effective and low maintenance but you need to consider counteracting drawer tilt. If you'll be storing heavy stuff, it can put quite a bit of stress on the drawers.

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Updating this thread.. I found this info on Expo and thought I pass it along.....
36" slides rated for 200 lbs.

Lee Valley Tools - Important Announcement

Looking at the link that Alkarich posted looks like those are rated for 50lbs more and a few bucks cheaper... than the link I posted.. above
 
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MANUCHAO said:
Updating this thread.. I found this info on Expo and thought I pass it along.....
36" slides rated for 200 lbs.

Lee Valley Tools - Important Announcement

Looking at the link that Alkarich posted looks like those are rated for 50lbs more and a few bucks cheaper... than the link I posted.. above
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I have these slides and have couple of complaints:
- they don't like dirt. Years of UT dirt is doing a number on my both sets.
- the end stop will not sustain frequent slamming shut. You need to come up with your own stop if you want these to last and do their job.
- wish they had slide stops in the open position (for parking downhill and opening the drawers).

I'd suggest going with the aforementioned teflon/UHMW/or similar type of sliding arrangement for durability. Outback drawers use high quality race on a track for longevity and no dirt issue to worry about.

Just my .02 cents worth.
 
I looked at slides and decided I didn't want to lose the money or space.
I built the drawers with plans to wax them but in four years I haven't had to yet.

The trick is to build the drawer so the drawer bottom does not rub on floor of the box.
To combat drawer-tilt the sides need to be run a pretty tight fit to the top of your box.

There's photos and such on my blog.
 
I'm making my own using skateboard ball bearings top and bottom of a piece rhs attached to the side of the draw Then a couple more at the bottom base of the frame that centre the draw. This is how the expensive drawers are done these days. Best thing about skateboard bearings is they can cost as little as $5 for 8 and are a sealed unit
 
BENJIE said:
I'm making my own using skateboard ball bearings top and bottom of a piece rhs attached to the side of the draw Then a couple more at the bottom base of the frame that centre the draw. This is how the expensive drawers are done these days. Best thing about skateboard bearings is they can cost as little as $5 for 8 and are a sealed unit. Look at bwidow.com.au
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