Building kitchen cupboards. Drawer slide advice requested.

LdB · 2008-12-15T05:34:14+00:00

The foundation was poured by a contractor in the summer of 02. I've done almost all the rest of the building myself with help from my son and friends.Below is a link to some photos of the place. retired last year and moved in to a somewhat unfinished interior.Good enough for an old bachelor and a few critters but not quite complete in the eyes of my new significant other.I'm about to start the kitchen cupboards. I've done a few small cabinetry projects in the past with reasonable success. This will be the biggest I have ever attempted.I've drawn up the plans, have the time, wood, tools, ambition and just enough knowledge to make me dangerous.I am considering ordering drawer slides from Lee Valley. They have several choices with a significant price difference.Having been a Lee Vally customer for many years I believe their products are of good or better than average quality. I have no doubt that their cheapest drawer slides will be adequate for the job I'm doing or they wouldn't sell them.What makes the top end slides worth the extra money?Are the Tandem plus slides much better than these? the Blumotion dampers on Tandem slides worth the additional ten dollars a pair.I could drive into town and get slides at Home Depot for a lot less but I doubt they will give me a lifetime guarantee.I really don't know what to expect with these products. I have limited experience with them other than to say I have opened and closed drawers with sliders. I have also opened and closed drawers without sliders.Any advice would be appreciated.LdB

Dec 15, 2008 23 Replies

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jams002 17 years ago

this is good info thanks for this kind of topic,

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Leon 17 years ago

Damn! Are those sole inserts still working that good that you are looking in the mirror more often? LOL

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Mike 17 years ago

'International' - as in just the USA? The Wikipedia entry on the IBC seems to think so.

Residents of the USA often call ISO or IEC standards 'European' despite them being used in over 150 countries worldwide - including the USA. Why? probably because they think 'it wasn't invented here' except ANSI along with many other National Standards Organisations had an input.

FFS why did they not call it the USA ***National*** Building Council or sling the word Federal in there or something? Maybe it's yet another case of 'World Series' syndrome.

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Charlie Groh 17 years ago

...Heh!

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