20" Blum Tandembox Slides at Rockler

[Dave Novak]

Just got an email regarding a clearance on these. I'm not familiar with them at all, but it looks like it might be a quick and dirty way to pound out a bunch of drawers for the shop, which is a project soon to be at the top of my list. Anyone have any experience with these or similar slides that you don't build a complete drawer box for? Suitable for drawers holding heavy power/other tools and other shop stuff?

Edit: here's a link to the slides - http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=30185&utm_source=NL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=V1942

Maybe this belongs in the Deals forum, however my point in posting was primarily to get opinions on not having a full drawer box for drawers that can be expected to hold shop equipment. If mods think it belongs elsewher no problem. thanks.

[frank shic]

they go together very quickly but consider purchasing some of the blum drilling jigs to make your life easier. they're a little pricey but they save you a huge amount of time compared to milling drawer fronts, dadoing for the bottom, assembling them...

wow! i just clicked on the link at that is a HUGE BARGAIN and will work perfectly for building a new bathroom vanity for my house so i think i'll be dropping by the local store tomorrow afternoon. thanks for the head's up!!!

[hank dekeyser]

Personally I dont see the savings in using these. My shop drawers are 3/4" plywood sides w/ 1/2" bottoms. Wood on wood for slides. I can pile them full and never had a bottom blow out. Extended 3/4 I can stand on them. Simple old school technology is sometimes the best. IF you want to use tracks I would recommend full extension side mounts. I asked my supplier about them a while back and in the past 10 years he hasn't sold enough of them to even have one on display. They're on clearance for a reason. Good luck w/ your decision.

[frank shic]

bought 12 of them online. can't wait to use them in two bathroom vanities that i'll eventually be building for our house. thanks for the great tip! $30 a pair is a steal :)

[johnny means]

Sorry to break the news, but this is no deal. Ikea beats these prices everyday.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00132406
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30107066
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40107080

And you don't need to make anything but the front. They include the metal back and Melamine bottom, if you care to use a stock size.
And yes, they are Blum.

The folks at Rockler should be ashamed of that original price.

[Steve Griffin]

For shop drawers, I like Blum 230's. They're only a few bucks, don't have a hundred little plastic parts to break and they don't care about dust.

-Steve