Subject: [Shop-talk] Roller bearing toolbox conversion?

From: David Cole <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:19:27 -0500

I’ve got a couple of large (large for homeowner size) Craftsman tool boxes.   One of them has regular drawers.  Non ball bearing slides.  I’d like to convert at least the bottom two drawers on this one to ball bearing sides.  They are heavy due to hammers and body work equipment.   Don’t want to throw this cabinet out but the drawers keep coming off the tracks due to the weight. 

Anyone done this?

I’ve seen ball bearing slides on Amazon and eBay pretty cheap.   

I’m concerned about how to attach the slides to the cabinet and drawers Don’t know if bolts would work.   The current setup has a bent lip on the slide with matching grooves/lip on both the drawer and cabinet.

Thoughts?

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From: Benjamin Zwissler <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:51:17 -0400

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Several places offer replacement drawer slides.  There may be some that are
direct fits or if you're willing to drill and screw/bolt them on you can
get more generics.  The tool box drawer and modern kitchen cabinet ones are
surprisingly similar.  Just google "tool box replacement slides" and lots
of stuff pops up.  I've got a "Clarke" box from Menards that had a similar
problem and replaced them a few years ago --- and they were ball bearing.
It seems to be more to do with how they're fastened to the cabinet and the
drawer.  These were snap in and the tangs that held them in were bending.

Ben.....

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 1:17 PM David Cole <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I=E2=80=99ve got a couple of large (large for homeowner size) Craftsman t=
ool
> boxes.   One of them has regular drawers.  Non ball bearing slides.  I=E2=
=80=99d
> like to convert at least the bottom two drawers on this one to ball beari=
ng
> sides.  They are heavy due to hammers and body work equipment.   Don=E2=
=80=99t want
> to throw this cabinet out but the drawers keep coming off the tracks due =
to
> the weight.
>
> Anyone done this?
>
> I=E2=80=99ve seen ball bearing slides on Amazon and eBay pretty cheap.
>
> I=E2=80=99m concerned about how to attach the slides to the cabinet and d=
rawers
> Don=E2=80=99t know if bolts would work.   The current setup has a bent li=
p on the
> slide with matching grooves/lip on both the drawer and cabinet.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
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Columbus, IN

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Several places offer replacement drawer slides.=C2=A0 Ther=
e may be some that are direct fits or if you&#39;re willing to drill and sc=
rew/bolt them on you can get more generics.=C2=A0 The tool box drawer and m=
odern kitchen cabinet ones are surprisingly similar.=C2=A0 Just google &quo=
t;tool box replacement slides&quot; and lots of stuff pops up.=C2=A0 I&#39;=
ve got a &quot;Clarke&quot; box from Menards that had a similar problem and=
 replaced them a few years ago --- and they were ball bearing.=C2=A0 It see=
ms to be more to do with how they&#39;re fastened to the cabinet and the dr=
awer.=C2=A0 These were snap in and the tangs that held them in were bending=
.<div><br></div><div>Ben.....</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 1:17 PM David Cole &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I=E2=80=99ve got a couple of large (large fo=
r homeowner size) Craftsman tool boxes.=C2=A0 =C2=A0One of them has regular=
 drawers.=C2=A0 Non ball bearing slides.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99d like to convert =
at least the bottom two drawers on this one to ball bearing sides.=C2=A0 Th=
ey are heavy due to hammers and body work equipment.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Don=E2=80=
=99t want to throw this cabinet out but the drawers keep coming off the tra=
cks due to the weight. <br>
<br>
Anyone done this?<br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99ve seen ball bearing slides on Amazon and eBay pretty cheap.=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0<br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99m concerned about how to attach the slides to the cabinet and dra=
wers Don=E2=80=99t know if bolts would work.=C2=A0 =C2=A0The current setup =
has a bent lip on the slide with matching grooves/lip on both the drawer an=
d cabinet.<br>
<br>
Thoughts?<br>
<br>
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