I have also been watching numerous videos on installing bearing drawer slides. This has definitely answered my search and is the solution I was looking for. Thanks for the video. I feel now much more confident that I will be able to successfully install the drawers for my kitchen rebuild project. 👍🏼👍🏼
Just take your time and use spacers blocks, and you should be fine. The mounting holes are slotted, some vertical, and some horizontal. If you need to make a small adjustment, you may need to move a screw to the right hole where you can slide it to make any fine adjustment you need. For a kitchen, you will be adding drawer fronts. If the drawers are off a little, it will be covered by the drawer fronts.
Glad it was helpful! I have been planning for a couple of years to make a follow-up video with several different styles of slides and how to deal with cabinets or drawers that are not square. I just haven't done it yet, but I hope to get it done soon.
Hey Robert, another excellent, easy-to-follow video. I've always stayed away from adding drawers to my projects because of the fear of having to install them. Other channels make it seem like you need special tools and jigs in order to get the job done. Now I'll look on your channel to see if you have an easy-to-follow video on how you made the drawers. (If you don't have one, please consider making one). I have a few projects around the shop and home that can use some pull-out drawers. (Edited: I just found the drawer videos) Thanks again for sharing.
It depends on if you are just installing a drawer or if they are going to be above a cabinet. For normal construction, I use 1/2" overlay concealment hinges unless I am trying to match something already built. That means the cabinet door overlays on the hinge side 1/2". Just to keep it simple, I do 1/2" on every side. I always build the cabinet first. Then, I measure the opening and add 1" to both the length and width. Keeping it simple, I do the drawer faces the say way. So if the drawer opening is 14" x 5", I would cut my drawer face 15" x 6". I a situation where there is not a rail between the draws measure from the top of one drawer to the top of the next drawer. Then, subtract the gap you want in between the drawers. If from top to top is 6" and you want a 1/4" gap, then when mounting the face, it should be 1/8" from the center of where you want the gap on top and bottom. The next drawer will be the same to give the total gap.
Your video saved me so much time. I started reading the directions that came with slides I purchased and they were very confusing. Using your method I had then mounted and installed in less than 20 minutes.
Looks good. Simple. I like it. If you made your drawers with a 3/8" overhang left and right on the front it would close the side gap down to about 1/8". Might look a little better and keep even more dust out.
I wish I could post pictures in the comments. I have gone back and put walnut draw fronts with 3/32 gaps. Closed up the gap underneath in the front so any dust that goes through the dog holes comes out the back and I completely closed in the drawers in the back. Not more dust in the drawers. Maybe I will shot a short update and post it.
Wow! The simplest instructions I have seen to intall work area drawers! Thanks so much. I am putting drawers in my shelves which look like your shelves in your video.
My compliments, my good man! I am just learning to become a wood worker and have never built a drawer, or installed slides on one. Without your video help I was suffering and failing miserably!! Once I watched how to attach the slide to the drawer like you do, and then attach the drawer side with the paint stir stick as a spacer, it worked out perfectly!! Well done and my sincere thanks for the "how to" video!!
Hi Robert, just installed 5 draw slides in a set of drawers, my first time installing more then one, it was a challenge, it took a lot longer then 2 1/2 minutes believe me, then this morning came across your video, Wow! You made it look so easy, Just a quick question you set the slides on a flat bench top, and marked your spacer to suit, then when installing you added a spacer under your first slide, dose this not alter the spacing, when you fix the top drawer, or is it just me miss understanding the process. Great vid it’s given me much confidence to attempt another one at some stage 🤪👍
I mount the slides touching the table. There needs to be a small amount of space under the draw, so it doesn't rub when opening and closing. I normally use a 1/8" spacer.
Hi Robert, I was wondering how you knew what size you made your drawers to fit your space? just for reference purpose. I have numerous draws to install a box and was wondering if you could help
I measured the opening. I subtracted 1/8". Then divided that by the number of drawers I wanted. Then made each drawer 1/8" shorter than that. That gives 1/8" above and below each drawer.
perfectly I can't comprehend doing a remove and replace I have drawers and am changing the old slides for these anti-slam slides but have no way to guess where to put the runners inside the cabinet it's to bad I don't have an exact replacement for the old slides I need a technician to do this I'm totally lost I can't even take the slides apart to mount them
When you open the drawer all the way out, normally you can see a small lever. Push it up or down, and it should release the catch. It you want email me your number and I can text you some pictures and try to help. Shopramblings@gmail.com
Why do the rails have to be mounted on the bottom. Why not the middle so that it's easier to drill for the first rail? Or mount on top of drawer so when things fall to the side it'll act as a stop.
You can keep out more dust by just making the front board of your drawer wider and have the drawer close against the outside edge of the frame. You don’t need a decorated front panel and you won’t have a big 1/2 “ gap on each side of your closed drawer. The drawer dimensions remain the same except for a wider front piece of the drawer. There would still be a .125 gap vertically between drawers with the exception of the top and bottom drawer fronts that could be a 1/2” taller to close the gag at the top and bottom of the drawer stack.
First just let me say I'm a beginner. So you gave yourself 1" space for drawers. But when installing bottom drawer you used a 3/4" spacer for slides then a 1/4" spacer to raise drawer box. Don't you have less then a 1" gap for bottom drawer. I'm thinking I would have used a 1" spacer. Again I'm a noob soory!
I am not sure I completely understand what you are trying to say. My drawers are 1" narrower than the opening. The slides are 1/2" wide on each side. I mount the slides flush to the bottom. I used a paint stick to give me just under a 1/8" gap on the bottom. I used the same paint stick to mark the spacer for the slides above the bottom one.
The easiest way is to place the slides in the opening where the drawer goes up against one side and measure to the other side. Some slides will tell you the amount of room that they take up. I find for this style slide that it's normally about and half an inch on each side, so I just make the drawers one inch smaller than the opening. 📏📐 #DIY #HomeImprovement #Handyman
I just discovered you, thanks to your great method for mounting drawer slides. I put nine drawers in a cabinet using your method. Easy and fast. I scanned through your other videos and saw the short presentation of the Foreman-like pocket hole machine. I sure wish you would make a build video and set of plans for it. Thanks.
I am sorry I haven't made it yet. I have put in for several vactions at my full-time job over the next few months. I plan to get several projects including the pocket hole machine done.
I was always the child who held the flashlight or handed the tools to my dad when he needed help with various projects. Luckily, I learn a lot by watching -and now your video has helped me better understand what I should have done yesterday (ack) when I tried to install drawer slides and failed miserably- lol. I think it’s a task that has a tricky “simplicity” - sure the other videos I watched earlier made it seem easy- but Michael Phelps made swimming fast seem easy too… ;) Thanks for being so helpful- It’s great if I have the fancy extras (if they work) but I love that you shared how to work smarter by using what we already have at hand. ❤
That is what I try to do. More than anything I try to show the simplest way to get the job done. It is the 80/20 rule in reverse. 20% effort for 80% results is good enough most times.
Easy peasy lemon squeezee. Nice, repeatable process. Just one thing I would do different. There is a reason the manufacturer went through all the trouble to put those cut outs on the roller frame, and it has to do with installation.
I am sitting here trying to redo old cabinet drawer slides. Two days so far a d still none installed. it looks,easy but not so. will now watch your video!
@@ShopRamblings well when I could not get apart i looked up order and its exactly like yours but unbranded. They seem good quality, slide easily, come apart easily and heavy. The drawer attachment is going well. They are not soft close because on utube women couldn’t install them and gave up. others said buy regular close its easier. appreciate your video, i was lost. watched a million videos and read and read directions. i have more than 6 drawers to do but this is for the broken ones. I am fixing drawers and replacing sliders then will paint the cabinets.
That is what these drawers are for. They are all full of nuts bolts and screws. I still have to go buy screw on every project. It seems I never can find the one I need.
Very cool - how do you do it with face frames though? I get the spacing and the front one is easy - but with a rear mounting bracket? Or do you add spacers on the side to make up the difference? Thanks!
I am not sure if this type of slide has a back mount. What I do is cut a spacer block. I measure the lip on the inside. If it is under 1/4" I will somethime I will just put a couple of washers. More than that, I will cut 2 strips and put them vertically, making sure they are where the screws go. Then I use screw long enough to go through the spacer and into the cabinet.
New viewer here. Great video. Can you give me any guidance on how to calculate the width of the drawers in relation to the frames taking int account the thickness of the slides? Thank you.
Most of this kind of slide takes 1/2" each. Measure your opening width and subtract 1". If you think your slides are not standard, place both sets against one side and measure from the other side to the slides, and that should also give you the correct measurement. If you need more help let me know.
Great job Robert. Do you have a link to the screws you used to mount the slide to the cabinet. It went by to fast for me to catch the picture on the screw box. Thank you!
My favorite screws I get from Home Depot. www.homedepot.com/p/Teks-8-x-3-4-in-Phillips-Truss-Head-Self-Drilling-Screws-200-Pack-21504/100182178 Here is an Amazon link if you don't have a Home Depot close. amzn.to/41F0vTr
@@ShopRamblings I used part of your method and part of mine. Instead of a spacer to set each outer slide I measured from the bottom of the carcass, that way if my spacer was off by 1/16" I wouldn't keep stacking in the error until the top slide was off by 3/8".
Great video. The drawer side slide spacing is very well identified but unless I missed it how did you determine the size of the spacer between the cabinet slides?
I don't know why but I didn't realize just what the spacer was you showed at the very first. Once that clicked it is a no brainer. Sorry for my confusion.
I have also been watching numerous videos on installing bearing drawer slides. This has definitely answered my search and is the solution I was looking for. Thanks for the video. I feel now much more confident that I will be able to successfully install the drawers for my kitchen rebuild project. 👍🏼👍🏼
Just take your time and use spacers blocks, and you should be fine. The mounting holes are slotted, some vertical, and some horizontal. If you need to make a small adjustment, you may need to move a screw to the right hole where you can slide it to make any fine adjustment you need. For a kitchen, you will be adding drawer fronts. If the drawers are off a little, it will be covered by the drawer fronts.
Thanks so much. Very informational and easy to follow.
Glad it was helpful! I have been planning for a couple of years to make a follow-up video with several different styles of slides and how to deal with cabinets or drawers that are not square. I just haven't done it yet, but I hope to get it done soon.
@@ShopRamblings Thanks so much. I look forward to your future video on correcting cabinets not square for drawer slide installation!😊
Hey Robert, another excellent, easy-to-follow video. I've always stayed away from adding drawers to my projects because of the fear of having to install them. Other channels make it seem like you need special tools and jigs in order to get the job done. Now I'll look on your channel to see if you have an easy-to-follow video on how you made the drawers. (If you don't have one, please consider making one). I have a few projects around the shop and home that can use some pull-out drawers. (Edited: I just found the drawer videos) Thanks again for sharing.
I always struggled with spacing drawers and getting the slides straight. Now that I figured this out, I put drawers in everything.
FANTASTIC VIDEO!! Can't thank you enough. Your cabinets and drawers look great.
Thanks
Robert , I have watched a lot of videos on making drawers you make it simple and easy ..thank you
You are very welcome
Just the video I was looking for. Shortcuts that make sense
Thanks
Great video, thanks. I still have to find out how to measure drawer faces, but this was a useful.
It depends on if you are just installing a drawer or if they are going to be above a cabinet. For normal construction, I use 1/2" overlay concealment hinges unless I am trying to match something already built. That means the cabinet door overlays on the hinge side 1/2". Just to keep it simple, I do 1/2" on every side. I always build the cabinet first. Then, I measure the opening and add 1" to both the length and width. Keeping it simple, I do the drawer faces the say way. So if the drawer opening is 14" x 5", I would cut my drawer face 15" x 6". I a situation where there is not a rail between the draws measure from the top of one drawer to the top of the next drawer. Then, subtract the gap you want in between the drawers. If from top to top is 6" and you want a 1/4" gap, then when mounting the face, it should be 1/8" from the center of where you want the gap on top and bottom. The next drawer will be the same to give the total gap.
Nice job and very clever to use spacers instead of measuring.
I use spacers or stop blocks any time I can. As long everything is the same it all looks perfect.
Your video saved me so much time. I started reading the directions that came with slides I purchased and they were very confusing. Using your method I had then mounted and installed in less than 20 minutes.
Glad it helped! It may not be the way the instructions say, but it is quick and easy. Most importantly it works.
Looks good. Simple. I like it. If you made your drawers with a 3/8" overhang left and right on the front it would close the side gap down to about 1/8". Might look a little better and keep even more dust out.
I wish I could post pictures in the comments. I have gone back and put walnut draw fronts with 3/32 gaps. Closed up the gap underneath in the front so any dust that goes through the dog holes comes out the back and I completely closed in the drawers in the back. Not more dust in the drawers. Maybe I will shot a short update and post it.
Wow! The simplest instructions I have seen to intall work area drawers! Thanks so much. I am putting drawers in my shelves which look like your shelves in your video.
Glad it was helpful!
Very well done.
Thanks
My compliments, my good man! I am just learning to become a wood worker and have never built a drawer, or installed slides on one. Without your video help I was suffering and failing miserably!! Once I watched how to attach the slide to the drawer like you do, and then attach the drawer side with the paint stir stick as a spacer, it worked out perfectly!! Well done and my sincere thanks for the "how to" video!!
I am glad it helped.
Hi Robert, just installed 5 draw slides in a set of drawers, my first time installing more then one, it was a challenge, it took a lot longer then 2 1/2 minutes believe me, then this morning came across your video, Wow! You made it look so easy,
Just a quick question you set the slides on a flat bench top, and marked your spacer to suit, then when installing you added a spacer under your first slide, dose this not alter the spacing, when you fix the top drawer, or is it just me miss understanding the process.
Great vid it’s given me much confidence to attempt another one at some stage 🤪👍
I mount the slides touching the table. There needs to be a small amount of space under the draw, so it doesn't rub when opening and closing. I normally use a 1/8" spacer.
Hi Robert, I was wondering how you knew what size you made your drawers to fit your space? just for reference purpose. I have numerous draws to install a box and was wondering if you could help
I measured the opening. I subtracted 1/8". Then divided that by the number of drawers I wanted. Then made each drawer 1/8" shorter than that. That gives 1/8" above and below each drawer.
perfectly I can't comprehend doing a remove and replace I have drawers and am changing the old slides for these anti-slam slides but have no way to guess where to put the runners inside the cabinet it's to bad I don't have an exact replacement for the old slides I need a technician to do this I'm totally lost I can't even take the slides apart to mount them
When you open the drawer all the way out, normally you can see a small lever. Push it up or down, and it should release the catch. It you want email me your number and I can text you some pictures and try to help. Shopramblings@gmail.com
Great stuff 👏 have you got a video on how to face drawers and apply doors on cabinets . Thank you
I have a built-in I need to build. I will try and film the cabinets if I have time.
Why do the rails have to be mounted on the bottom. Why not the middle so that it's easier to drill for the first rail? Or mount on top of drawer so when things fall to the side it'll act as a stop.
They don't have to be. They can be mounted anywhere you want on the side.
You can keep out more dust by just making the front board of your drawer wider and have the drawer close against the outside edge of the frame. You don’t need a decorated front panel and you won’t have a big 1/2 “ gap on each side of your closed drawer. The drawer dimensions remain the same except for a wider front piece of the drawer. There would still be a .125 gap vertically between drawers with the exception of the top and bottom drawer fronts that could be a 1/2” taller to close the gag at the top and bottom of the drawer stack.
That would work but you would have to set the slides back.
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I love your video! It is so DIY friendly! Thank you so much!
I am glad you like it.
First just let me say I'm a beginner. So you gave yourself 1" space for drawers. But when installing bottom drawer you used a 3/4" spacer for slides then a 1/4" spacer to raise drawer box. Don't you have less then a 1" gap for bottom drawer. I'm thinking I would have used a 1" spacer. Again I'm a noob soory!
I am not sure I completely understand what you are trying to say. My drawers are 1" narrower than the opening. The slides are 1/2" wide on each side. I mount the slides flush to the bottom. I used a paint stick to give me just under a 1/8" gap on the bottom. I used the same paint stick to mark the spacer for the slides above the bottom one.
@ShopRamblings I am so sorry! Somehow my message was sent to you when it was meant for previous video before yours. Again I'm sorry.
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How did you determine the width of the drawers so that they fit?
The easiest way is to place the slides in the opening where the drawer goes up against one side and measure to the other side. Some slides will tell you the amount of room that they take up. I find for this style slide that it's normally about and half an inch on each side, so I just make the drawers one inch smaller than the opening. 📏📐 #DIY #HomeImprovement #Handyman
Just what I needed thank you so much..
Glad to.help
Great video. Thank you!
I hoped it helped.
I just discovered you, thanks to your great method for mounting drawer slides. I put nine drawers in a cabinet using your method. Easy and fast. I scanned through your other videos and saw the short presentation of the Foreman-like pocket hole machine. I sure wish you would make a build video and set of plans for it. Thanks.
I am sorry I haven't made it yet. I have put in for several vactions at my full-time job over the next few months. I plan to get several projects including the pocket hole machine done.
I was always the child who held the flashlight or handed the tools to my dad when he needed help with various projects. Luckily, I learn a lot by watching -and now your video has helped me better understand what I should have done yesterday (ack) when I tried to install drawer slides and failed miserably- lol.
I think it’s a task that has a tricky “simplicity” - sure the other videos I watched earlier made it seem easy- but Michael Phelps made swimming fast seem easy too… ;)
Thanks for being so helpful- It’s great if I have the fancy extras (if they work) but I love that you shared how to work smarter by using what we already have at hand. ❤
That is what I try to do. More than anything I try to show the simplest way to get the job done. It is the 80/20 rule in reverse. 20% effort for 80% results is good enough most times.
Easy peasy lemon squeezee. Nice, repeatable process. Just one thing I would do different. There is a reason the manufacturer went through all the trouble to put those cut outs on the roller frame, and it has to do with installation.
👍
Love it! Thank you.
You are so welcome!
I am sitting here trying to redo old cabinet drawer slides. Two days so far a d still none installed. it looks,easy but not so. will now watch your video!
You can do it!
That shelving unit is genius. I'm stealing the basic idea, but I'm already thinking of a couple of changes that would work for me.Thanks for the idea.
That is the thing. Everyone has different needs. The best bench is the one customized to fit you needs.
Best instructions I've seen on this yet!
Thanks
Excellent video. Solid explanation with examples. Well done and thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Exactly what I am trying to do! Thanks so much for a great video.
Glad it was helpful!
Dude, this is so helpful. I genuinely appreciate you sharing this with us 😊
Glad it was helpful!
I got 6 sets on line at home depot 80 dollars.
What type of slide did you get?
@@ShopRamblings well when I could not get apart i looked up order and its exactly like yours but unbranded. They seem good quality, slide easily, come apart easily and heavy. The drawer attachment is going well. They are not soft close because on utube women couldn’t install them and gave up. others said buy regular close its easier. appreciate your video, i was lost. watched a million videos and read and read directions. i have more than 6 drawers to do but this is for the broken ones. I am fixing drawers and replacing sliders then will paint the cabinets.
Great video, quite the hardware collection from what I can see on your lower shelf.
That is what these drawers are for. They are all full of nuts bolts and screws. I still have to go buy screw on every project. It seems I never can find the one I need.
Quick and easy
I would rather quick and easy than try to show how "good" I am by doing it the hard way. Thank you for the comment.
Excellent video!
Best way to make drawer slides - thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Very cool - how do you do it with face frames though? I get the spacing and the front one is easy - but with a rear mounting bracket? Or do you add spacers on the side to make up the difference? Thanks!
I am not sure if this type of slide has a back mount. What I do is cut a spacer block. I measure the lip on the inside. If it is under 1/4" I will somethime I will just put a couple of washers. More than that, I will cut 2 strips and put them vertically, making sure they are where the screws go. Then I use screw long enough to go through the spacer and into the cabinet.
@@ShopRamblings OK, thank you :)
New viewer here. Great video. Can you give me any guidance on how to calculate the width of the drawers in relation to the frames taking int account the thickness of the slides? Thank you.
Most of this kind of slide takes 1/2" each. Measure your opening width and subtract 1". If you think your slides are not standard, place both sets against one side and measure from the other side to the slides, and that should also give you the correct measurement. If you need more help let me know.
@@ShopRamblings Thanks. Vince
Great job Robert. Do you have a link to the screws you used to mount the slide to the cabinet. It went by to fast for me to catch the picture on the screw box. Thank you!
My favorite screws I get from Home Depot.
www.homedepot.com/p/Teks-8-x-3-4-in-Phillips-Truss-Head-Self-Drilling-Screws-200-Pack-21504/100182178
Here is an Amazon link if you don't have a Home Depot close.
amzn.to/41F0vTr
Thank you Robert.
great!! straight to the point. no bs measuring. no bs calculating.. exactly what i needed. thanks
Thank you for the comments.
I will be installing two sets tomorrow and your video was very helpful
Glad it helped
I think you did great. Easy to understand. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
What measurement did you use to mount the piece on the drawer box?
Are you referring to the metal drawer slide to the drawer. If so I didn't measure. I made sure it was flush to the front and bottom edge.
Very helpful and clear. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm using your technique tomorrow on my dresser build! Thanks!
I hope everything goes smoothly. I used to hate installing draw slides. I would spend as much time installing the slides as building the cabinet.
@@ShopRamblings I used part of your method and part of mine. Instead of a spacer to set each outer slide I measured from the bottom of the carcass, that way if my spacer was off by 1/16" I wouldn't keep stacking in the error until the top slide was off by 3/8".
Nice and pretty simple and quick
Thank you 😊
❤🎉❤
Thanks
Well done. Very concise instructions.
Thanks
awesomely simple, thanks.
Glad it helped!
Great video. The drawer side slide spacing is very well identified but unless I missed it how did you determine the size of the spacer between the cabinet slides?
The sides normally say how much space. For this style, 1/2" on each side is standard.
I don't know why but I didn't realize just what the spacer was you showed at the very first. Once that clicked it is a no brainer. Sorry for my confusion.
@@stuartjohnson8171 it takes me 3 times to get things most of the time. I am glad you figured it out.
Great video. Perfect timing for me. Thanks!!
Great video, makes it a lot easier
Glad it helped
Anyone have a link to these slides?
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These are the ones I use.
thank you I am in step 1 so far so good.
If you have issues, email me, and I will see if I can help.
@@ShopRamblings thank you starting stage two. putting the slide in cabinet.