metal, slide thru drawer slides

[Stringy]

Hi all,

I have a drawer in a kitchen cabinet that needs to be opened from both sides. I would rather use metal self closing slides but the ones I have seen will not allow the opposite drawer face to slide thru the cabinet. The idea of putting a drawer inside a drawer has also been a thaught, then only one face will have to pull thru.

Is there a slide available?

Has anyone done anything like this with metal runners.

[bsrlee]

Lee Valley in Canada sell them. I suspect they are 'Made in Taiwan' for Lee Valley as I couldn't find a brand or model number on the ones I bought, so they are probably nor available from Hettich or Hafele.

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=3&p=51775&cat=3,43614,43616&ap=1
is the exact link to Lee Valley's product.

http://www.hafele.com.au/isapi/home/default.asp

http://www.hettich.com/en/index.htm

[scooter]

Gday Stringy, not sure about the hardware used for the slides, but I remember seeing a coffee table plan that used a rare earth magnet set into the framework & a washer screwed onto the draw side or bottom as a means to "centre" the drawer when closed.

Maybe Woodsmith mag, but only guessing.

Just googled, link here (http://www.outwaterhardware.com/catalog/form08.asp?page=0607), looks like the Accuride 2002 is what you need, not sure if they're available in Oz or if Hafele or Hettich have similar.


Cheers..................Sean

[martrix]

http://www.hafele.com.au/isapi/online/tchff/tchff.asp

[Stringy]

Thanks again bsrlee, scooter and matrix for your assistance.

I have just e-mailed Haffele for details of their "anceps" drawer runners. These look as if they will do the job.

James

[Stringy]

It's taken a while but this drawer is complete, used Haffele "anceps" drawer runner. It did cost as much as I have spent on timber to build the kitchen though:oo:.

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[scooter]

Looks good, mate :)