Narrow drawer runners

[devany]

Sometime over the festive season one of my kitchen drawers had a bit too
much to drink (...) and fell off its runners. We'd spotted the problem a
while ago when ball bearings started appearing on the floor, underfoot
so-to-speak.

Anyhoo, the existing runners are broke.

No problem, get new runners... problem is the gap between the drawer
edge and the carcass is <10mm. The various runners I've found online
either don't mention clearance, or state 12mm or 1/2 inch.

Anyone got a recommendation for a supplier of narrow drawer runners?

Less than 10mm, doesn't have to be ball bearings, but I'd prefer a
smooth operation (rather than just some wooden batons).

Thanks.

[Part Timer]

Ebay has sorted me out in the past. They tend to be named after the
height of the groove in the side of the drawer. Mine were "27mm Grooved
ball bearing drawer runners 278 - 452mm" where that is the min and max
extension. You could ask who made the kitchen, but it's worth a couple
of quid based on the height of the groove - they aren't lkley to have
used anything fancy.

James

[Theo Markettos]

devany <use...@devany.invalid> wrote:
> Anyone got a recommendation for a supplier of narrow drawer runners?
>
> Less than 10mm, doesn't have to be ball bearings, but I'd prefer a
> smooth operation (rather than just some wooden batons).

Some of Accuride's runners are 9.5mm. Look for the ones with lower maximum
weight. (Look on Accuride's website or Farnell for part numbers, but don't
necessarily buy from there)

Theo

[devany]

Thanks, that put me in the right direction.

There's a very useful size guide here:

http://www.accuride-europe.com/slides.asp?slidetype=lightduty&industry=ch&lan=english