Thread: Jamming drawers

Got a wood fired heater??

A little more seriously - if the gap is not too bad, you could try beeswax on all the mating surfaces, either from a candle or preferably a paste wax. Any hardware store should carry it. If the gap is more than a couple of mm, you'll need to close it up somehow - shims on both sides made from preferably a slippery material (laminate, nylon, plastic etc) might work.

Congrats on the first drawers by the way I tend to use metal/roller self closing drawer slides myself - much nicer sliding action for my money.

Hey Don, Are you the Don Driscoll formerly of BHP?
Peter

Having tried soap & beeswax for timber lube in similar situatuions i was converted to drilube sticks by my brother who works in the automotive industry.
Drilube is available at most auto accessory stores.
It seems to lube better than the others & doesn't seem to glue the runners together in hot times like bees wax can.
comes in a convienient stick too.

Ferget th beezwax an sope. Use a plain old ordinary every-day candle. Paraffin wax is what you need. A great lubricant. Has worked on sticky draws for ever.

Also check the humidity in the area where it's placed that may also be a contributing factor since being built in your workshop!

Cheers

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Johnno