Heavy duty drawer slides? Building a Chestnut bench.

[747mopar]

I'm looking for some heavy duty drawer slides for a workbench I'm building, anybody have a suggestion? I recently tore down my old barn to build a new garage and am in the process of building a 20ft bench out of the Chestnut. Drawers will be holding hardware, tools, etc so some will easily be going over 100 lbs  capacity. I'm trying to avoid the slides that only rely on small screws but instead cradle the drawer box?

[DDW_OR]

I plan to use 4 drawer file cabinets. both letter and leagle size.

[Crusarius]

My toolbox I made out of 1x pine with ball bearing drawer slides. the drawers are roughly 43" wide and I use those little screws on the slides and have no issues. 3 screws into the drawer 3 screws into the side. I know for a fact some of my drawers are over 100 pounds. especially the one I keep my welding rods in. I have not had any problems with this setup at all.

If you are really concerned about the small screws you can use through bolts. But the screws are quite a bit simpler.

My biggest complaint about this setup was just getting them adjusted. Once that was done they have been great.

[Treehack]

I've always had good luck with the heavy duty KV slides from woodworkers hardware

[bluthum]

Another vote for full extension 100# rated ball bearing slides that screw to the sides. Priced from $7-10. I've used them on a lot of cabinets and never had a call back.

Having said that my heavily laden shop drawers are sliding on shop made wood slides, oak strips screwed to the cab. side sliding in dadoes cut into the drawer side.  Lubed with beeswax. Seems like I've had one repair since 1982.

Not related to the query but tools with spring loaded handles, like vise grips and such will sometimes spring open and jamb the drawer. Very annoying so I try to remember to put these likely offenders in bottom end first.

[747mopar]

Another vote for full extension 100# rated ball bearing slides that screw to the sides. Priced from $7-10. I've used them on a lot of cabinets and never had a call back.

Having said that my heavily laden shop drawers are sliding on shop made wood slides, oak strips screwed to the cab. side sliding in dadoes cut into the drawer side.  Lubed with beeswax. Seems like I've had one repair since 1982.

Not related to the query but tools with spring loaded handles, like vise grips and such will sometimes spring open and jamb the drawer. Very annoying so I try to remember to put these likely offenders in bottom end first.

Your right about that, those will likely be hung in a rack lol.

[747mopar]

Thanks for the input guys, I've used the 100 lbs slides on many household applications but never in a garage so it's nice to hear your having good luck with them. Yes adjustment is critical with those boogers! If the cabinet is already built I like to make my drawer just a little heavy so I can plane to a perfect fit or built the drawer first then make the box fit it.. I'm not ruling out wood slides either.