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Before going into my procedure, I must acknowledge that full credit for this concept of using the parallel guides with the LR 32 "holy" rail goes to Brice Burrell as he demonstrated in his YouTube video. I simply refined it for repeatability in my own circumstances and for compatibility with Accuride glides.
This procedure presumes that you are using a cabinet panel 608mm deep (front-to-back) and the new-style LR 32 guide rail connectors (496938 ). It works very well with Accuride 3732-22 and 3832-22 drawer glides. Both require holes located at 37mm, 165mm, 261mm, 389mm and 517mm from the front edge of the panel. The interval between the rows of holes (front-to-back) is 128mm, 96mm, 128mm, and 128mm. It also presumes that the height of the panel is a multiple of 32mm. It also presumes that you have calibrated the scales on your parallel guides.
On the LR 32 guide rail, place one of the guide rail connectors, (16 up and in, against the underside of the rail), leaving sufficient space at that end of the rail to slide one of the parallel guides completely onto the rail, snugging it against the guide rail connector you just attached to the rail and locking it securely in place. Remove the guide rail connector and lay the rail down toward the front of the panel which should have been cut to a length that is a multiple of 32mm. Slide the other parallel guide onto the other end of the rail, snugging it against the panel.
Set the stop rods to 37mm and place them on the rail as you would normally with the pins against the front edge of the panel. Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 546mm, making sure that they are snug against the back edge of the panel and remove the stop rods. Drill your first row of holes which can be used for both shelf pins and drawer glides.
Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 418mm and reposition the LR 32 rail to drill the second row of holes in 128mm from the first row of holes (165mm from the front edge of the panel). This row of holes is necessary only when mounting drawer glides.
Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 322mm and reposition the LR 32 rail to drill the third row of holes in 96mm from the second row of holes (261mm from the front edge of the panel). This row can be used for both shelf pins and drawer glides.
Reset the stop rods to 91mm. Reverse the panel under the LR 32 rail and parallel guides and put the stop rods in place with the pins against back edge of the panel. Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 492mm. They should be snug against the front edge of the panel. Remove the stop rods and drill the fifth row of holes which can be used for both shelf pins and drawer glides, 91mm in from the back edge of the panel (517mm from the front of the panel). The will leave plenty of room for the back brace and the slide-in back of whatever thickness desired.
Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 364mm and position the LR 32 rail to drill the fourth row of holes 219mm from the back edge of the panel (389mm from the front of the panel). This row of holes is necessary only when mounting drawer glides.
Select which holes you need to drill in each of the rows and mark your guide rails accordingly as did Mirko and Eric.
YMMV.
This procedure presumes that you are using a cabinet panel 608mm deep (front-to-back) and the new-style LR 32 guide rail connectors (496938 ). It works very well with Accuride 3732-22 and 3832-22 drawer glides. Both require holes located at 37mm, 165mm, 261mm, 389mm and 517mm from the front edge of the panel. The interval between the rows of holes (front-to-back) is 128mm, 96mm, 128mm, and 128mm. It also presumes that the height of the panel is a multiple of 32mm. It also presumes that you have calibrated the scales on your parallel guides.
On the LR 32 guide rail, place one of the guide rail connectors, (16 up and in, against the underside of the rail), leaving sufficient space at that end of the rail to slide one of the parallel guides completely onto the rail, snugging it against the guide rail connector you just attached to the rail and locking it securely in place. Remove the guide rail connector and lay the rail down toward the front of the panel which should have been cut to a length that is a multiple of 32mm. Slide the other parallel guide onto the other end of the rail, snugging it against the panel.
Set the stop rods to 37mm and place them on the rail as you would normally with the pins against the front edge of the panel. Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 546mm, making sure that they are snug against the back edge of the panel and remove the stop rods. Drill your first row of holes which can be used for both shelf pins and drawer glides.
Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 418mm and reposition the LR 32 rail to drill the second row of holes in 128mm from the first row of holes (165mm from the front edge of the panel). This row of holes is necessary only when mounting drawer glides.
Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 322mm and reposition the LR 32 rail to drill the third row of holes in 96mm from the second row of holes (261mm from the front edge of the panel). This row can be used for both shelf pins and drawer glides.
Reset the stop rods to 91mm. Reverse the panel under the LR 32 rail and parallel guides and put the stop rods in place with the pins against back edge of the panel. Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 492mm. They should be snug against the front edge of the panel. Remove the stop rods and drill the fifth row of holes which can be used for both shelf pins and drawer glides, 91mm in from the back edge of the panel (517mm from the front of the panel). The will leave plenty of room for the back brace and the slide-in back of whatever thickness desired.
Set the slide stops on the parallel guides to 364mm and position the LR 32 rail to drill the fourth row of holes 219mm from the back edge of the panel (389mm from the front of the panel). This row of holes is necessary only when mounting drawer glides.
Select which holes you need to drill in each of the rows and mark your guide rails accordingly as did Mirko and Eric.
YMMV.
