Drawer runners

Jun 27, 2017 4 Replies

I'm looking to get some drawer runners for a cabinet I'm building. In the sheds the kitchen drawer runners you see all seem to have a lot of play in them. The drawers waggle from side to side. The runners are stiff enough to take the vertical forces they encounter but don't have much stiffness to take horizontal forces.



Can anyone recommend a brand that is more solid? Not much vertical load anticipated - 10 to 20Kg maybe. I suppose I could get some heavy duty runners rated at 100Kg or something but they are going to be big and expensive. I'm hoping to find something more moderately priced but still well made.


You could try longer runners, if you have space at the back of the unit, and only extend them half-way.

Owain

I found these were very good:

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I used then for the drawers here, including the large AV unit one carrying probably 30 to 40kg :

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I buy full extension ball slides from Buller. There are a wide range of size up to 700mm You need to allow a total of 25mm between the casing and the drawer box width for pair of runners. Very rugged and sensible prices.

I have used these

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Pretty strong but it depends on what you are building.

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