Drawers in cabinetry and other furniture projects will be opened countless times over decades of use. So mounting them on durable metal drawer slides just makes good sense, regardless of the initial hardware cost.
These days, there have never been more options for drawer slides, and their versatility and features continue to expand. While you can still buy epoxy-coated steel slides with nylon rollers that ride in a track, their low cost should be considered against minimal features, light-duty application and noisier drawer operation.
Side-mounted ball-bearing slides come in a much wider variety of drawer travel options and load capacities, up to heavy-duty. They’re easy to install, quiet to operate and offer smooth, long-lasting ball-bearing construction.
A third category gaining popularity rapidly in the cabinet marketplace are undermount slides, such…