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   jeanlou | Mar 24, 2007 05:50am | #1

   Frenchy

   A few sheets of Baltic birch will do you nicely. You can even cut dovetails if you want to. If you really want to go the solid wood route, then find an inexpensive tiama. Don't you have any beams left over that you can cut down on a bandsaw?..or wide flooring material? I seem to remember that you got really good prices on the hardwood you used on your house and that you had tons of it already on the property.

   Another suggestion, please don't freak out, is European prefab  (God forgive me) plastic drawer sides. You can get them wherever European cabinet parts are sold. JL

   oops  You said drawer slides, not drawer sides...I need to get my glasses.

   Make wooden under drawer slides and get the plastic guides that fit into them. It will cost peanuts. If you really want mechanical slides, there are excellent European plastic slides available now for a reasonable price, and some decent metal slides for a bit more change. Again, the European cabinet hardware supplier in your area will surely have what you need.

   
   

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   Edited 3/23/2007 10:55 pm ET by jeanlou

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   frenchy | Mar 24, 2007 06:23am | #4

   jeanlou,

     Ah! the ones I'm seeking have this neat feature where you get them close to closed and they automatically suck themselves smoothly closed.

    I saw them I think in Lee Valley/veritas catalog but for like $30.00 each!  For the sizes and capacities I'll need.. 

    I can buy them from my local cabinet shop for $5.00 each but they seldom have more than a pair at a time for sale.. and I don't know how to read them to determine if they have the capacity I require. 

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   jeanlou | Mar 24, 2007 06:31am | #6

   http://thehardwarehouse.com/index.php?cPath=4

   Try this link Frenchy, and see what it turns up. The prices are very good. 

   By the way, the self closing slide simply has a flared end...it should not be that expensive.  JL

   Edited 3/23/2007 11:33 pm ET by jeanlou

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   frenchy | Mar 24, 2007 06:57am | #7

   jeanlou, thanks that's exactly what I was looking for..  you guys are great!

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   nikkiwood | Mar 24, 2007 07:25am | #8

   frenchy,This is a wholesale place I have been buying from for years -- right near the UofM main campus:JAECKLE MINNESOTA
   504 MALCOM AVE. SE SUITE 100
   MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55414-3312
   (800) 292-4126
   (800) 442-7214 FAX
   http://www.jaecklewholesale.comTheir web site is lousy, but they carry a full line of the Grass hinges/drawer slides, Accuride, Amerock, etc.Also, they don't have much of a showroom; you pretty much have to know what you want, but the prices are good (maybe half what you would pay for Accuride at Rockler, or the Blum stuff (virtually the same as Grass).The local number is 612-676-0388.You have to have an account with them, but I have a COD arrangement, and would be glad to give you the info.EDIT: Grass probably makes them by now, but the slides you are asking about are the Blum Tandems, and I have a source for those as well (in Plymouth).********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

   Edited 3/24/2007 12:29 am by nikkiwood

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   frenchy | Mar 24, 2007 05:49pm | #11

   John,

      thanks for that I'm not far from them so I'll stop and check them out.. I appreciate it.

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   nikkiwood | Mar 24, 2007 06:14pm | #13

   frenchy,If you need any help sorting through the right kind of slides for what you have in mind -- or help navigating Jaeckle -- just send me an email.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   frenchy | Mar 24, 2007 06:39pm | #14

   Thansx john, I will

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   mytulpa | Mar 24, 2007 06:56pm | #15

   hey frenchy, if you are in canada ( an assumption , i know) check out Dayvan. they're a wholesaler in toronto, and stuff there is usually about half price from what the homeless depot sells for. you do need to be registered as a business tho.

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   jeanlou | Mar 24, 2007 10:28pm | #19

   Nah. I am the Canadian...sort of. I'm Quebecois. Frenchy is all American.  JL

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   jeanlou | Mar 24, 2007 05:42pm | #10

   Frenchy

   Pleased to be of service. I knew that the prices would interest you, and they even tell you the capacity of the slides. JL

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   ajkelly | Mar 24, 2007 08:39pm | #16

   jeanlou

   Thanks - that is a great website to bookmark - a good source for inexpensive, but good quality, drawer slides.

   aj kelly

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   jeanlou | Mar 24, 2007 10:20pm | #18

    I was glad to help out.  JL

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   forestgirl | Mar 24, 2007 05:55am | #2

   Frenchy, sounds like you need to set up a wholesale account somewhere!

   You know any cabinetmakers that'd cut you a deal?

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   frenchy | Mar 24, 2007 06:24am | #5

   forestgirl,

      I'd like to trade some wood for some slides if I could, ;-)  but what the heck!

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   Pondfish | Mar 24, 2007 05:58am | #3

   I haven't bought in bulk cheap, but I id find decent discounts on eBay.  Bought a bunch of tandem plus slides for about 25% less than the catalog places.  Sure, it still hurt, but the slides are oh so nice. 

   100 slides?  Boy, you better find a 7-11 to rob.

   Recommending the use of "Hide Signatures" option under "My Preferences" since 2005
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   screename56 | Mar 24, 2007 04:59pm | #9

   Look into http://www.woodworkersupply.com      

   Their price is excellent,  I would recommend full extension slides.  It is easier to find them in their catalogue than on line.  Go on line to order a catalogue.  You can order 24/7 and will only take 2-3 days to receive.

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   frenchy | Mar 24, 2007 05:56pm | #12

   screename56

     Thanks I just did order it..

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   ajkelly | Mar 24, 2007 08:51pm | #17

   I can't get this link ( http://www.woodworkersupply.com ) to work ....

   http://www.woodworker.com takes me to a company named Woodworker's Supply - is this the same company?

   aj kelly

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   mapleman | Mar 25, 2007 12:19am | #20

   AJ,

   Yes, woodworker.com is woodworkers supply

   Lee

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   mrbird90 | Mar 26, 2007 03:02am | #21

   Just bought a bunch of 18" full extension slides rated a 100# for $4.90 per pair when you by 10 or more pairs. Got them from an Amish supply house in Baltic, Ohio. The name of the company is Hershberger's Hardware Ltd. Tel 1-800-734-8044 or Fax 1-800-698-3200 no web site as they are Amish and have no electricity in their wharehouse. Telephone is answered off site by an English person, anyone not Amish is English. No name brand on them but they work real smooth. Hope this helps

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   frenchy | Mar 26, 2007 03:35am | #22

   mrbird90,

    thank you I certainly will consider them.

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   BobMc | Mar 29, 2007 05:44am | #23

   http://www.cabinetparts.com ?  I haven't looked at all the other suggested sites, but these guys seemed to have great prices when I had to buy 5 dozen Blum hinges etc.  They start with lower prices than other places I found, and then give an additional 10% for quantity.  They carry Accuride, Blum, etc.  Service was great.  However, I don't think they carry shellac.

    

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   xmike | Mar 29, 2007 05:57am | #24

   Ah, BobMc, you've been following the shellac thread.I can't help but ask, though - Frenchy, what finish are you going to use on your kitchen cabinets - waxed or unwaxed? (NOT a frivolous question, as I STILL want to use shellac on my planned kitchen cabinets).Mike D

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   frenchy | Mar 29, 2007 06:22am | #25

   Mike-D

    The only time I use unwaxed shellac is if I'm gonna put another finish on top of the shellac..

    So the answer is waxed Bulls Eye! on my kitchen cabinets.. (SWMBO and I are still debating about the countertop. I want to be cheap and do a butcherblock for everything except around the sink where we switch to granite, she wants to be cheap and do formica for everything)..

     

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   Nathan Barnard | Mar 29, 2007 02:19pm | #26

   frenchy,

   If you don't need full extension slides then I'd recommend using the standard 3/4 ext. Blum glides, and machine the Blumotion cylinders into the bottom of your drawers (assuming you're using solid 5/8 bottoms). Use a spacer to get your clearances right on the back. This should give you the soft close that the expensive $30 Tandem glides provide, at about $10/pr. Or just buy put the Blumotion cylinders into the cabinet sides - against the drawer fronts.

   Nathan

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   xmike | Mar 29, 2007 04:35pm | #27

   Alright!
   Pictures when you're done?
   Mike D