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I finally figured out why my drawer slides kept failing

Been building kitchen cabinets for about 5 years now, and I kept having issues with soft-close drawer slides binding up after a few months. Turns out I was drilling my pilot holes too deep, like 3/16 of an inch past the material. Shaved that down and used a depth stop on my drill, and the last 12 drawers I did for a client in Denver slid smooth as butter. Anyone else run into this or am I just slow to learn?

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rayc898d ago

You ever have a buddy who swears he's been doing something right for years and then finds out he's been messing it up the whole time? My friend Tom used to have the same problem with his drawer slides, and he blamed the hardware until he realized his drill bit was wandering off-center. He used a cheap centering bit after that and never looked back.

lee_butler7d ago

Did he ever figure out if it was the bit wandering or just him not keeping the drill straight? I've seen guys swear they're holding it level when they're actually canted five degrees off.