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Anyway, I am doing the front of it today, creating the face frame. I will have 4 drawers on top about 3" x 17" each, side by side. Then 2 very large drawers below, on on top of the other about 36" by 9". The depth of the inside of the cabinet will be 20 1/2" or 21 3/4" depending on if I use 3/4" ply to back up the face frame (don't know if I need to; another question). My question is what to do for the drawer slides. I want full extension, preferably the "soft closing" type, but I don't want to go broke.
This is my first piece of cabinetry, so any advice is appreciated
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If you are using a solid wood 3/4" face frame yo need no other front support.
Typically the undermount soft close drawer slides require the drawer to be a specific width and DEPTH. The drawer sets on top of the slide and a pin on the back of the slide hooks in to the back of the drawer. Clearance under the drawer bottom is also very critical as it must have clearance for the front latch to be mounted.
For simplicity the KV full extension soft/self close slides are reasonably priced and mount like most any other side mount full extension slide. Drawer depth front to back is not critical but normally the drawer must be
1" narrower than the opening.