Dropping your drawers?

[deniseO30]

Has anyone found a "marine" equivilent to full extension drawer guides? I've not seen anything like them in brass or stainless. Some are epoxy coated I believe. The Drawers on my nav station are dropping badly.. I made new rails out of oak but I'd like full extensions.

[Andyman]

Originally Posted by deniseO30

Has anyone found a "marine" equivilent to full extension drawer guides? I've not seen anything like them in brass or stainless. Some are epoxy coated I believe. The Drawers on my nav station are dropping badly.. I made new rails out of oak but I'd like full extensions.

As a former cabinetmaker, I've seen guides in many size lengths. Check here, they strart at 10".

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=16979

Andy

[Sailormann]

http://www.sugatsune.com/products/pr...s.cfm?CATID=13

[CapnHand]

Low friction drawer slides are nice at home, but are they good in marine applications? Mine are wood on wood, still in good shape. They stick a bit at times but they never come open when I don't want them to.

[Giulietta]

Denise,
in europe you can buy these drawer guides they are metal covered with a plastic layer, and don't have exposed metal parts.

The builder installed them on my boat and I don't know where he got them from, but they are pretty sturdy and rust free.

If you want I can ask him.

[tomaz_423]

I was surprised to see them on new Elan boats (made in Slovenia) as standard.
The guides and a lock looks the same as on Giulietta, but the woodwork (attention to detail and quality of material) is of course faaaar from the quality on Giulietta.

[deniseO30]

andy Rockler is my first choice for woodworking things. thanks Salorman that link was just what i hoping for. thank you too! Capn the drawers don't roll out.. they are fallingdown inside the cabinet. all door and drawers would have latches on the anyway. Gui most guides like you have are epoxy coated I beleive. Like your nicely folded linens there too!

[bobmcgov]

From Rockler: Full extension with weather-resistant components (Accuride 100# class). KV 75# stainless -- the 18" are on sale for a very good price! Or the same slides from another supplier, at about $6 less per pair: my very goods friends at Woodworker's Hardware. Best vendor I have, bar none.

An important issue for you may be a stay-closed feature: like these. You'd sacrifice some corrosion resistance. Or you could go with stainless slides and arrange your own hold-ins. Easy enuf. Haven't encountered stainless slides with stay-closed mechanisms; if someone makes them, I bet they are dear.

The bottom-mount epoxy slides are okay, self-closing as a rule, tho many are not full-extension and they generally don't notch closed as securely as a ball-bearing slide does.

For a very clean look, you could try fully-concealed undermount slides. They give you a full-width drawer box, tho with corresponding sacrifice in depth. You can add the Blumotion device, which acts as a self-closer plus a moderately effective hold-in. (Never used em. Never had a client who could afford em!)