Can You Cut Drawer Slides

Choose this type of slide when.

Can you cut drawer slides.

A too short slide prevents the drawer from opening fully and one that s too long won t fit in the cabinet. Use a hacksaw to cut drawer slides to a length needed for a project. I had previously marked the position of the wood slides but due to an um error i had to change the position of the slides. You need the length of your slides ex.

So at this point i unscrewed the slide hardware attached the drawer again and reattached it about 1 2 lower. Likewise can you cut drawer slides. Just for the record i ve only tried this on the roller type of slides and not the ball bearing slides. In order to figure the lengths to cut all the pieces to make a drawer you only need two measurements.

I cut them a tiny bit shorter than the length of the drawer box sides then drilled three countersunk holes in each piece. To fix a drawer dragging on the bottom of the cabinet you have to lower the slide hardware on the drawer. These slides allow the drawer to be removed simply by disengaging a lever. When you measure the drawer remember to remove it completely from the existing cabinet or dresser.

This will make the drawer sit higher on the slide hardware attached the interior of the cabinet. 7 8 extension slides allow the drawer to extend 7 8 of its length a good compromise between 3 4 and full extension. 3 4 extension slides as you might guess allow the drawer to open 3 4 of its length. Lift up on the front of the drawer and if that doesn t work try lifting on the back of the drawer to lift it out of the current glides.

Depending on the current drawer glide if this is a replacement project this may require some manipulating. That gives you the lengths to cut your pieces. Choose these when you need easy access to the rear of the drawer as in a file drawer. I just whipped out the hacksaw and cut the drawer slides to the length i needed.

I then cut strips of 3 4 material at 3 4 wide. It is so easy to cut drawer slides.