Thread: Drawer Sliders

Try these guys for runners.

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I didn't use these on my setup as I got a set of runners from the inside of a heavy duty photocopier. But these ones came highly recommended from someone in the camper industry.

My first setup I made (2 drawers) used sealed roller bearings the same size as roller skate bearings. Drawers were 1400mm long and used about 80 bearings total at about $1.90 each. Each drawer carried about 120kg weight all the time.

Pics below of my current drawer setup.


This is the materials I started with.


Joined together sort of like this.


Drawer runners installed.


Drawer fabricated up and mounted.


Drawer lock installed.


Outside view of drawer lock.


Top deck cut and fitted.


Frame and top installed in Discovery.


Finished drawer setup.


Finished drawer opened

I like the look of these >>>>>>>>> Fridge Slides, nice solid steel rollers.

An engineer bloke camped next to me at Cable beach showed me his home made drawers today.
As slides he used sliding door channels attached to the frame and added a strip of aluminium to the drawer with sliding door bearings bolted to them,the ones with the nylon "tyre".
It seemed a cheap elegant solution.
Regards philip A

Originally Posted by Chops

Hi guys,
Has anyone got pics of their setup so we can check this out in a bit more detail,,
I've seen plain bearings just bolted in a line along the side panels, top and bottom to accomadate a section of small RHS on the side of the draw. This seemed to look really strong and robust, ready to take the sort of pounding in the back of 4x4.

Chops

I took a look at this type of setup today in a TJM store as it happens. Box galv runner on the drawer side, skateboard rollers spaced with washers on a bolt on the frame side! As rough as it sounds, it actually looks and feels pretty solid, the bearings are sealed, are easily replaced, and if you get the rollers in the right location, the drawers don't rattle. $15 for a set of eight rollers on eBay - I might just give it a shot.

Keep an eye on ebay.
I got 2 pairs of Hettich for $40.00 plus $20.00 to deliver. This was from some one in Melb.

Greg