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8th September 2023, 10:30 AM #1
drawer runners
planning a decent cabinet for the shed and I need 18 sets of drawer runners 450-500 long.
Most drawers will be around 250 deep but the bottom 2 rows will be 400 deep and Id prefer the side fitting ones rather than the under the base ones.
holey moley though jack they arent cheap.
any advice as to buying in bulk?I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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8th September 2023, 12:36 PM #2Intermediate Member
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Tony - the best quality in bulk I could find were from Standard Drawer Slide - 45kg Hope this helps.
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8th September 2023, 02:57 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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find a buddy with an ABN (or set one up for yourself) and set up a trade account with your local cabinet hardware distributor.
Still not cheap, but significantly cheaper than going to your usual spots and paying retail price for them.
Having said all that, unless you're building something custom, its can be cost effective to buy a tool chest/trolley from any hardware store. Especially considering the cost of plywood these days...
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8th September 2023, 10:12 PM #4
yee gawds and little fishies
theyre not half expensive ay? guess I have to work with the old under the lip drawer runnersI would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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8th September 2023, 11:29 PM #5
Agree with GM2's suggestion, Tony.
I have written about this before, but I trialled a pile of runners ten years ago - those full extension runners were then around $15 for 550mm ones and were the best value for money. Full extension gives you free access to the backs of drawers - effectively makes them bigger!
Just price some Blum or Hettich runners to put that quote in context. Alternative sources of supply are IKEA, and both Blum and Hettich agents.
Those powder coated runners sold by BigChain are absolute crap and grossly over priced, in my evaluation.
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9th September 2023, 11:18 AM #6Senior Member
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Another to try is Hafele, I have bought from direct. Good luck
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9th September 2023, 11:28 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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I have needed drawer runners a few times over the years. I have gone to local cabinet makers (Canberra and Wangaratta, Vic) and been successful each time purchasing from them. $20 for a pair of heavy duty Hafele 550mm.
Worth a shot?
Jane
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9th September 2023, 02:46 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Look at Nover as well
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9th September 2023, 09:45 PM #9Senior Member
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Have you looked into making your own slides?
Hi Tonyyz,
I can't claim to have made these myself but once upon a time (in N.A.) I had a desk with grooves, parallel to the desk top, cut into the sides of the drawers. Inside the desk carcass were wooden 'ridges'/ 'rails ' projecting from the inside of the carcass. On these the drawers slid in and out smoothly.
Would something like that work for you? I'm assuming you have a wood work shop with the necessary tools/equipment. Commercial drawer slides are expensive.
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9th September 2023, 11:03 PM #10
thanks for that
Ive seen 3 options that will save on cost if I go this way
1 is what you suggest
2 is the drawer base is wider than the sides and slides in a groove on the carcase frame
3 is simply making timber runners that the dawer slides on and the runner above is close enough to the top of the drawer side that it cant tipI would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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10th September 2023, 07:37 AM #11GOLD MEMBER
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These Finest runners from Lincoln Sentry are popular with the furniture makers
Finista Soft Close Side Mount 400Mm 45Kg Zinc Plated | Lincoln Sentry
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10th September 2023, 08:50 AM #12
Id love them but I need the 500mm and @ $28.14 X 18 drawers = $500. plus they are outta the question
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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10th September 2023, 10:38 AM #13GOLD MEMBER
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Try WT hardware - theyre in melb but maybe they deliver? I bought some hettich off them without abn
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10th September 2023, 01:18 PM #14Senior Member
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Those others sound like good options too. Good luck with it.
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13th September 2023, 06:08 PM #15New Members
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I split my time between NZ and Sydney. In NZ I can buy Hafele drawer runners from Bunnings and Mega Mitre10 for the same price as their terrible Goliath ones - eg about $21NZD for a standard 450mm pair or $26NZD for soft close. But here in Oz, nope, you need a trade account, no direct sales and Bunnings offer zero choice other than Goliath. Normally stuff in NZ is anything up to DOUBLE the price of Australia. But for drawer runners (and plywood) it's the other way round. Cheaper than here for good quality stuff by a long way. Help me understand .....
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