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November 5, 2009
Drawer Rails
Hi, I have loosely related question. The rails in my chest of drawers failed and I need to by replacement. These are 5/8" tall 1/4" thick and 12" long rails. I have no luck with finding these on internet. HD does not carry them. Any other place I can look for them.
The chest of drawers is in brownstone so this post is completely on topic.
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these two places might have what you need?
http://www.chambrelan.com/en/pages/glissieres/gamme.php4?gclid=CPSqx9jw9J0CFQk75QodAXTgHg
http://www.rockler.com/CategoryView.cfm?Cat_ID=41&cookietest=1
Posted by: CG_ups at November 5, 2009 5:15 PM
Or you might just get a finish carpenter to make them for you.
Posted by: Arkady at November 5, 2009 5:57 PM
try Lee Valley Tools @ Leevalley.com
steve
www.thetinkerswagon.com
Posted by: thetinkerswagon at November 5, 2009 8:16 PM
Tinker's Wagon or other carpentry or handyman service is what you need. When I lived in Queens, the Handyman of Queens replaced a broken drawer rail for me. Also, you can use beeswax or paraffin to make them glide smoothly.
Posted by: mopar at November 5, 2009 10:00 PM
HAHA you got me laughing with that one. Believe me, your topic is way more relevant than a lot of the stuff on here; but your excuse is hilarious!
Posted by: townhouser at November 5, 2009 11:59 PM
i learn so much here. another interesting use for beeswax! (it's also good for getting thread to make a point to get it through the eye of a needle, esp the heavy button thread)
Posted by: CG_ups at November 6, 2009 9:15 AM
mopar these are metal ball bearing rails.
Posted by: bobjohn at November 6, 2009 9:42 AM
Oh! Well, then it's to be darn difficult to find a carpenter who can fix them.
They broke? Snapped in two? Metal?
Posted by: mopar at November 7, 2009 10:39 AM
the little balls fall out. so the inner rail is very loose relatively to the outer rail. I need to buy the replacement assembly. Installing is not that difficult. Than you for attention in any case.
Posted by: bobjohn at November 7, 2009 12:28 PM
Hm, I'm sorry, don't know.
Posted by: mopar at November 10, 2009 8:02 PM
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