faulty draw runners... what are they called and where can I buy them?

[Stephen]

About 5 years ago,

I bought some pine furniture. One of the pieces was a chest of draws. There are five draws in total.

The draws have sliding metal bars that have ball bearings in them.

There is one on each side of the draw.

Each has two screws into the main carcass and two screws into the draw.

Over the past year, the ball bearings have worked their way out, fallen out and so the draws no longer move smoothly.

In addition the draws are now falling out of the carcass when opened

What are the proper names for the sliding rails and where can I buy some replacement ones?

Regards,

Stephen.

[Harry Bloomfield]

Stephen brought next idea :

As per the other earlier thread...

[Davey]

Drawers, not draws.

Draw: Verb: Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks, esp. with a pen or pencil, on paper. Noun: An act of selecting names randomly, typically by extracting them from a bag or other container, to match competitors in a game or tournament.

Drawer:

[Theo Markettos]

'drawer slides' (probably). Mackay's have a selection, but it was rather insufficient for what I wanted (700mm slides for server room racks). Accuride have a range of more heavy duty components, though they might be overkill for you. Availble from Farnell, RS, etc.

Theo

[Gib Bogle]

If I were you I wouldn't buy the faulty ones.

[Brian Gaff]

Slide assemblies when I used them, but that was back in the 80s. as to where to find them, well, really good ones used to be made for those

19 inch electronic rack mounted gear, though whether those sort might fit a chest or drawers is anyones guess. recent rubbish seem to just use little nylon wheels. Brian

[Zapp Brannigan]

ebay item 270823166738 - search "drawer runners" for your size.

[Part Timer]

I managed to get some for a kitchen drawer from eBay. Search for item

200529611582 and then look through the seller's items. You have to measure what you've got - length closed and extended, and also the height of the groove in the side of the drawer. Really easy to fit.

[Gareth]

Drawer Runners

Screwfix sell them, see:

think I've seen them in B&Q as well.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

Otoh, most runners, with the exception of naturists, need drawers too.

[Unbeliever]

Now as a particularly boring pedant having given us lesson in grammar, could you please now stretch your rather dull imagination and search engine skills and suggest the proper names for the items as requested in the OP?

I would be surprised if you could!

[polygonum]

As a child I heard the expression Refer to Drawer - and couldn't see the connection with wooden or textile drawers.

[Andy Champ]

In this case the drawer is the one who draws upon (tries to use) the cheque. The expression is used when the cheque bounces.

As for the runners - I've never seen those ball bearing ones in good quality furniture. Replace with a strip of wood inside the cabinet, another nailed onto the drawer, and a bit of candle wax for lubricant.

Andy

[Davey]

Incorrect. It was a lesson in spelling, not grammar. And you missed out the 'a' before 'lesson'.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

Ah, the Bouncing Czechs.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

Christ, they'd need to be mighty worn. Mine aren't that bad, yet.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

As is only right and proper, in a Usenet granmar/speeling correction.