Best inexpensive drawer slides for LR32 / Euro 32mm system?

[stickman]

Howdy all. I am building some cabinets for my shop and using the LR32 system for the first time. I am at a standstill because I want to select drawer slides that integrate with the 32mm system but I am not getting any good info from the Amazon listings... I did a text chat with the support person on the Gliderite website but they didn't know what I was referring to... All he said was that they use #8 screws but I have heard that some slides have both #8 holes AND 5mm as well....

So, does anyone have experience or tips on the best drawer slides to use with the LR32 / 32mm Euro system, preferably something less expensive than Blum/Richlieu...?

THANKS!

 

[thudchkr]

I've used a lot of the GlideRite drawer slides and they match up with the 32mm system just fine.  You just need to purchase the 6.3mm pozi-drive system screws to install the slides with.  I get my screws from Woodworker's Hardware.https://www.wwhardware.com/pozi-drive-system-screws-6-3mm-x-13mm-sc6-3x13 

You can get them in different lengths to suit the depth of your 32mm system holes.

The holes in the slide accommodate either the 6.3mm pozi-drive screws or the referenced #8 screw you received in your chat.

 

[stickman]

Awesome news! Thanks for clarifying that. I just ordered the screws and the slides
Cheers

 

[morts10n]

The top brands for side mount slides are KV and Accuride...many options for each and not expensive. Both have holes for either #8 or 5mm euro screws. Both also available with soft close

 

[morts10n]

Remember..... Discount slides= Chinese knock off
Steer clear.

 

[rvieceli]

[member=67367]stickman[/member] take a look at ahturf.com for most things drawers and cabinets. Very competitive pricing.

Ron
https://ahturf.com/store/

 

[Dusty.House]

I've used a lot of the GlideRite drawer slides and they match up with the 32mm system just fine.  You just need to purchase the 6.3mm pozi-drive system screws to install the slides with.  I get my screws from Woodworker's Hardware.https://www.wwhardware.com/pozi-drive-system-screws-6-3mm-x-13mm-sc6-3x13 

You can get them in different lengths to suit the depth of your 32mm system holes.

The holes in the slide accommodate either the 6.3mm pozi-drive screws or the referenced #8 screw you received in your chat.

+1 on  Gliderite, I’ve got maybe 40 pairs used in my workshop.

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[sancho57]

Sorry im a little late for this conversation

If ya dont need full extension slides just buy some 3/4 extension blum/ blum knock off slides. Theyre  inexpensive and have the holes for 32 mm already so mounting is easy. they'll hold up to 100lbs which IMO is a lot to put in a drawer. You dont need to but its very helpful to buy a jig to help install them. You can get the jigs just about anywhere from various manufacturers

 

[Julie]

I just purchased 40 gliderite slides and euro screws don't seem to fit. The round holes are only 4.5mm in diameter. Since others have posted positive results maybe someone can help me out.

 

[Spandex]

Out of interest, what is the benefit of using system32 drawer slides in a custom built cabinet?

I thought the reason the system was popular was that a series of pre-drilled holes in a cabinet would be compatible with standardised drawer slides (where the spacing of the two vertical rows of holes will be a multiple of 32mm), drawer boxes (where the standardised drawer heights becomes a factor), concealed hinges, etc. In theory, allows you to buy, for example, kitchen cabinets from one manufacturer, drawer boxes from another manufacturer and drawer/door fronts from yet another.

But if you’re making your own cabinets and choosing custom drawer heights, isn’t it easier to get whatever slides you want, then put the holes where you need them? I get it for commercially made cabinets, but for someone building their own, I’m struggling.

 

[sancho57]

[member=69273]Spandex[/member]

Most drawer slides are set up for the 32 mm system meaning the mountingholes on the slides will match the system holes on the cabinets

 

[Spandex]

Totally get that - the holes are spaced horizontally on multiples of 32mm, as per the standard. That means you know that any system32 slide you buy should fit in an existing system32 compatible cabinet.

But, if you’re building the cabinet and you have the rails in your hand, you would just place them where you want and drill holes to match, right? You wouldn’t build a cabinet, machine gun 32mm spaced holes all over it, THEN go out and buy some matching slides, would you?

 

[Spandex]

BTW, I completely get why you’d use the full system32 pattern for certain cabinets. I’ve done it myself for my own sys-az cabinets, where I know I can move the sys-az drawers around and they’ll still fit different height systainers perfectly.

But equally, when I’ve built cabinets where the drawer heights are up to me, I’ve just fitted the slides where they need to be for the drawer heights I want. Drilling two rows of 32mm holes up each side of the carcass (most of which won’t be used), then designing my drawer spacing around that limitation would seem an odd way to do things in that scenario. Hence me wondering if I’ve missed something.

 

[mkasdin]

I’m building rolling shop cabinets and will make custom draw sizes in multiple widths mm. That way I can mix and match based on a standard protocol or divisible.  Let’s say I have paint brushes in one set of draws and another cabinet has tape or sandpaper. I can do the draw/shelf-shuffle.
In music and video recording equipment the use rack unit RU .75”? as a fixed height  so something can be 3RU, 5RU or 1ru. The flight packs I used came in various rack unit heights, depending on what I was shipping weight, what gear I was racking and stowing. This was the most efficient means to transport, wire, deliver and store. Same unit measurement concept but no electronics to troubleshoot....

 

[Spandex]

Rackmounts are a bit different, as you need to know that any piece of equipment you might buy in the future will fit in your rack (or any rack you buy will fit your existing equipment).

I suppose my question is about religiously sticking to the sys32 standard, even to the point where you have to hunt around for hardware that will fit. The OP seemed to be saying that they’d chosen to make sys32 cabinets in spite of the fact that they weren’t sure where to find matching sys32 slides - a scenario that I would have thought could be avoided by simply choosing your slides first, then spacing your holes accordingly, even if that meant they weren’t a multiple of 32mm.

For example, if you wanted to move drawers around occasionally, you could use the LR32 to give you your rows of vertical holes, but the horizontal spacing of the two vertical rows could be whatever measurement you wanted, to match whatever drawer slide you preferred. That wouldn’t be following the sys32 standard (because your horizontal hole spacing wouldn’t necessarily be a multiple of 32mm and your front offset wouldn’t necessarily be 37mm) but it would work fine for that purpose.

 

[thudchkr]

I just purchased 40 gliderite slides and euro screws don't seem to fit. The round holes are only 4.5mm in diameter. Since others have posted positive results maybe someone can help me out.

I’m guessing you’re talking about the portion of the slide that is fastened to the drawer.

The glide-rite slides take the euro screws only in the cabinet piece. You would use the provided screws to fasten the part that attaches to the drawer.

HTH

 

[Julie]

I’m guessing you’re talking about the portion of the slide that is fastened to the drawer.

The glide-rite slides take the euro screws only in the cabinet piece. You would use the provided screws to fasten the part that attaches to the drawer.

HTH

The slides I just bought have the same 4.5mm holes on both the cabinet part and the drawer part.

 

[mkasdin]

Just stick to the 32mm hole spacing and make the holes to accept your screws or change out the slides. I’m sure Bloom has some draw slides that work.

 

[thudchkr]

I’m guessing you’re talking about the portion of the slide that is fastened to the drawer.

The glide-rite slides take the euro screws only in the cabinet piece. You would use the provided screws to fasten the part that attaches to the drawer.

HTH

The slides I just bought have the same 4.5mm holes on both the cabinet part and the drawer part.

I’d be rather unhappy if mine didn’t have the holes that the euro screws fit into, as I make my cabinet side holes using the LR 32. Those screws are sized to fit that hole and are spaced along the slide in 32mm increments.

Here is a picture of a set where you see both sides of the slide with the larger holes for the euro screws along with smaller slotted openings that will accept their provided screws.

I do have some plastic inserts that fit a 5mm hole and accept their provided screw, but I’d hate having to insert them all the time to use their slides.

Which slides did you get? Looking at their site, all their slides appear to be designed that there is a set of holes for the euro screws.

 

[sancho57]

Totally get that - the holes are spaced horizontally on multiples of 32mm, as per the standard. That means you know that any system32 slide you buy should fit in an existing system32 compatible cabinet.

But, if you’re building the cabinet and you have the rails in your hand, you would just place them where you want and drill holes to match, right? You wouldn’t build a cabinet, machine gun 32mm spaced holes all over it, THEN go out and buy some matching slides, would you?

I first wrote a long explanation about the benefits for using the 32mm system.

But reconsidered my response and deleted it.

You can mount your drawer slides up side down and back wards if it you want and meets your needs.

Bottom line is there are no drawer slide police at least yet.