jonny round boy
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I decided to get a couple of these so I could have a closer look at them & do a review. The review will (hopefully) follow in a few days, but in the meantime thought I'd just share a few pictures.
Thanks to FFX for the quick delivery - I ordered them on Monday evening on a 5 day lead time, and they arrived this morning:
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Each drawer is packed in a brown cardboard box:
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The drawer has the option of fitting a lock:
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The latch mechanism is not built in to the runners, it's basically just a plastic flap that engages in an additional plastic piece that fits under the runner on the left hand side. The lock simply stops that tab being lifted:
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The runners are good quality, full extension, and finished in dark brown. The drawer simply attaches to the runners with 2 metal tabs on either side:
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My initial impressions are that they feel just slightly flimsy, but once installed I can see that being rectified. I'm disappointed that the latching mechanism isn't built in to the runners, it's just a very basic plastic latch. It will stop the drawer coming open when moving a sysport around, but it isn't overly strong. The lock (which I haven't got) seems like it would have limited use - it'd be useful to stop small kids prying, but it wouldn't keep a thief out - it's nowhere near as secure as the locking mechanism on the full metal sysports, but then again I guess that on a plastic drawer it's not going to be.
I like that it has the same card/label holder in the front as the T-locs have, I hadn't noticed that in the pictures.
At the full UK retail of £36.72 inc. VAT per drawer I thing they're a little pricey, but if you shop around you can get £10 off that price which makes them not too bad.
As I said at the beginning I'm planning to do a full review in a few days time, including mounting them into a cabinet. If anyone has any questions about these, or has anything they'd like me to address in the full review, then please let me know here.
Jonathan
Thanks to FFX for the quick delivery - I ordered them on Monday evening on a 5 day lead time, and they arrived this morning:
[attachimg=1]
Each drawer is packed in a brown cardboard box:
[attachimg=2]
[attachimg=3]
[attachimg=4]
The drawer has the option of fitting a lock:
[attachimg=5]
The latch mechanism is not built in to the runners, it's basically just a plastic flap that engages in an additional plastic piece that fits under the runner on the left hand side. The lock simply stops that tab being lifted:
[attachimg=6]
[attachimg=7]
The runners are good quality, full extension, and finished in dark brown. The drawer simply attaches to the runners with 2 metal tabs on either side:
[attachimg=8]
My initial impressions are that they feel just slightly flimsy, but once installed I can see that being rectified. I'm disappointed that the latching mechanism isn't built in to the runners, it's just a very basic plastic latch. It will stop the drawer coming open when moving a sysport around, but it isn't overly strong. The lock (which I haven't got) seems like it would have limited use - it'd be useful to stop small kids prying, but it wouldn't keep a thief out - it's nowhere near as secure as the locking mechanism on the full metal sysports, but then again I guess that on a plastic drawer it's not going to be.
I like that it has the same card/label holder in the front as the T-locs have, I hadn't noticed that in the pictures.
At the full UK retail of £36.72 inc. VAT per drawer I thing they're a little pricey, but if you shop around you can get £10 off that price which makes them not too bad.
As I said at the beginning I'm planning to do a full review in a few days time, including mounting them into a cabinet. If anyone has any questions about these, or has anything they'd like me to address in the full review, then please let me know here.
Jonathan
