Customer Reviews and Photos for:
Mini Ball Bearing Drawer Slides
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Average Rating:
3.8
(13 customer reviews)
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1) Submitted by
Ellen, from State College, PA
on 1/22/2011
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I used these to add a sliding shelf on a hutch I picked up at the RE-Store. They were fairly easy to install, though you have to be careful in which order you install all the screws. The shelf was too thin to dado, but the installation worked fine without it - I just used some of the included screws to screw the slide to the shelf.
These slide easily and smoothly, but have enough friction that the shelf stays where I put it. Overall, I'm very glad I found these.
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2) Submitted by
Tony T, from Rock Hill, SC
on 8/16/2009
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These slide are very cool. They are quite different from any slides I have used previously. However, there are a few things you need to know. They do not come apart as most slides do, so you can't mount to the side, then the drawer, and assemble. To counter this, they do slide from the front AND the back allowing you to mount the drawer part toward the back, thus providing additional travel. Read the instruction sheet. Here are a couple hints. cut the dados in the side an extra 1/64 to 1/32 deeper then the 1/4 inch recommended. To complete the assembly, you need to insert a threaded screw from the INSIDE of the drawer to the slide. I became fustrated doing this, so I cheated by using a very low profile head screwed from the outside. This worked well. Doing this will allow drawer slided 3/4 inch rather than 5/8.
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3) Submitted by
Steve Peters, from Ettrick, WI
on 5/16/2009
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I used these in an entertainment center as DVD shelf slides. The shelves were stacked tightly in their own pullout drawer. These slides allow the shelves to be slid back & forth for easy viewing of the titles on that shelf.
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4) Submitted by
Lou Kuhlmann, from Greenbush, MI
on 1/4/2009
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These slides were ideal for the drawers in this self-designed armoire for my granddaughter Emily. Both she and Samantha [the doll] were thrilled to get it for Christmas.
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5) Submitted by
Joe Rojas, from Portland, OR
on 10/16/2008
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The large set of these slides works as a good replacement for an Ikea dresser. The original slides supplied by Ikea are incredibly crappy and blow apart after about six months of use.
Editor's note: We do not recommend these slides for dressers due their short length. They are only recommended for very small drawers. 30804 is 7-3/16" long with 4-7/8" extension. 30811 is 9-11/16" long with 6-11/16" extension. Load rating is 22 lbs. per pair
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6) Submitted by
George Marcus, from Junction City, KS
on 12/28/2008
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Whereas the slide itself works well compared to the length of the slide the range of movements considerably less that drawer depth. Disappointing. However the slide installs well in accordance with the instructions.
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7) Submitted by
Greg Little, from Prairieville, LA
on 7/26/2008
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I have been looking for a short set of drawer slides for a pull out wood tray to hold router bits under a 8 inch deep wall cabinet I built to hold my router accessories. Could not find it anywhere else but fortunately Rockler had it in the catalog. Great!
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8) Submitted by
David Fortin, from West Hartford, CT
on 1/28/2008
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Dado helps conserve tight space in small project. Installed easily, work well. Happy with result. Used 1/2 in. (instead of recommended 5/8) material worked just fine. Had to install slides before assembly.
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9) Submitted by
Homer Cowger, from Pueblo, CO
on 6/21/2008
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This is a two drawer gun chest I built for my son. The first drawer holds the gun while the second holds the ammunition.
The only improvement I could suggest is if you could make the drawer slides so that you could release the drawer.
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10) Submitted by
Larry Miller, from Paso Robles, CA
on 11/23/2008
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I used these slides for a drawer in a flatware chest. They were easy to install and worked well. The only problem was that they came apart when I accidentally tilted the chest and allowed the drawer to slide open without restraint. Once the balls came out, I had to buy new slides.
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11) Submitted by
Elsie Norris, from Auburn, IL
on 2/3/2009
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Unfortunately, these drawer slides did not work for us in this particular project. We were making a sewing chest to hold my embroidery thread with six small drawers 7 1/4" D by 14" W. I needed to be able to open the drawer fully with access all the way to the back. These slides would not enable me to do that.
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12) Submitted by
David from VA
on 2/14/2011
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Worked great with 1/2" drawer sides.
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13) Submitted by
James Fitzer, from Tampa, FL
on 5/31/2006
I think it would be good to have a tapped hole in the front and back of the drawer attachment slide so the slides could be used with or without a dado on the side of the drawer. It would also be nice to be able to disconnect the two slides during installation.
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