Thread: Drawer Runners

Hafele have a good range of drawer runners - check the link below.
hafele

Hi Jo,

I think I know what you mean. What your after is full extension runners. Depending on the weight the drawers need to take and how big they are depends on the 'weight rating' of the runners you need. Bunnings sell some light /medium duty ones. If you need ones to take a fair amount of weight Hafele make a huge range of drawer runners. Look them up on the web.

Hope this helps,

All the best,

Chris

Hi there,

Thanks for your replys. Dad asked me to clarify that the drawers are higher than they are wide. (about x3) He thinks that if its fully extended and you knock it, it would be very easy to break it off the runners?

This is all thoughts, he hasn't tried yet. Does any one have experience?

Thanks again.

You may need to use some extra side mounted runners high up.

Thanks Mat, I will let him know your idea.

Here is a sketch of the entertainment unit, the drawers on either side are the ones in question.

What you are asking about and what mat is suggesting is similar to those pull-out pantries. Here's a link to an IKEA version. Conceptually it is like haveing two drawers but with the same front panel. The problem with this idea is that the top runners can get in the way when you are removing items from the lower drawers.

One idea is to go along to some of the high street furniture places (eg IKEA, Freedom, etc). EVen though their build quality is not as good as you are aiming for, they have some clever designs which you can try out.

This is an IKEA pull-out pantry with a number of drawers
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...ts=10110*10652

This is an Ikea computer desk - note the way it is mounted with runners on the top and bottom and you can access the cds from the side
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...ts=10121*13793

Originally Posted by Maconroys

Hi there,

Thanks for your replys. Dad asked me to clarify that the drawers are higher than they are wide. (about x3) He thinks that if its fully extended and you knock it, it would be very easy to break it off the runners?

This is all thoughts, he hasn't tried yet. Does any one have experience?

Thanks again.

how about merely putting the runners halfway up the side no matter how high it is. They dont have to be at the bottom.

Give Rob Malson at Gowings Mitre10 Wynard store a call.

He gets Hafele drawer runners at very reasonable prices, as well as Hettich runners. They both make bottom mount drawer slides in full extension, just pick your carry weight.

I got a bunch of side mount 550mm (22 in.) 40Kg full extension slides a few weeks ago from him & they work very well. I have mounted 10 of them in my first roll around tool chest, to be followed by another ' real soon now' - you only need about 50mm height to mount them on the side rails, and 12.7mm(1/2 in) both sides for clearance.

Jo

I am with Craig ( Forunna ) on this. Put the full extention runners halfway up the sides like on a filing cabinet. With a bit of forward planning they can actually be inset into the cabinet and drawer sides. I am sure the aforementioned suppliers will have the right stuff.

Have a good one

Thanks very much for your replies. I will pass it on to Dear Old Dad...

I'm also going to pass the web address and log in to him as I think he will find this interesting.

Appreciate the ideas, Jo.

These links might be worth a look to......................shouldn't be to hard to track down an aussie supplier:

http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...erings_id=1491
http://www.rockler.com/CategoryView.cfm?Cat_ID=44

Regards LOu