Thread: Drawer runners problem !!URGENT!!

Originally Posted by grantorino92

ok i have got a drawer that dont want to seem to fit onto the runners. t
he opening for the drawer is 70mm and the drawer is 65mm so tis a tight fit. im using 550mm metal drawer runners, i have asked many people about the situation adn the most plausable option i got from a ccabinet maker friend. he said that there should be a 45 degree bevel off the back of the drawer so that it allows the drawer runners to fit
what are your thoughts?
cheers G

Could you post a few photos and measurements so that the folks here can see what you see ?

grantorino92,
What sort of runners are they?
If they are the standard Bunnings type (can't remember the brand name off the top of my head) they need round 12-15mm clearance EACH side - you have only 2.5mm.

No idea how bevelling the back of the drawer is going to help though

More information please

Ian

(broad scots accent) Tha's no a drawer ..Tha's a piston!!

EDIT - Oi Jock, where'd ya go??

Originally Posted by Ian Smith

they need round 12-15mm clearance EACH side - you have only 2.5mm.

Think you might find he is talking about the height of the drawer here

DJ,
Yeah, you're right - 65 MM drawers is a tad tiny - guess I was adding a zero - I hate that
So a bevel may in fact be the answer - - Grantorino has to allow for the bearing wheels to climb up over one another to get the drawer in an out of the runners and those wheels are about 20mm in diameter so that's the clearance he'll need


Ian

Originally Posted by Ian Smith

(broad scots accent) Tha's no a drawer ..Tha's a piston!!

EDIT - Oi Jock, where'd ya go??

Aye yer may be right Ian , its certainly no pissin in to where its' meant to go



I was away down to the guild to do some wood turning .... and ended up tailing out for one of the lads who was ripping some Rimu boards

Ay Jock, while we're waitin' furr the photos, hoo aboot sendin' some Rimu over here? It's bonny timberrrr. Aye, it is.

Mick

Bonny alright , all the more so now that its protected.
Arthur gave me a piece tonight . 230 x30 x 1700 . Rimu rocks
How come you blokes didn't plant a few acres of it years ago ?
We got Gums all over the place here