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Showerthought: I was fighting with a drawer slide for an hour before I tried a different order

I was putting a full extension slide on a tall dresser, and the drawer kept binding when I closed it. I had already mounted the slide to the cabinet side, like the instructions said. Out of frustration, I attached the slide to the drawer box first instead, then held the whole thing up to the opening. It lined up perfectly on the first try. I guess the extra weight of the drawer let it hang true while I marked the holes. Has anyone else found that flipping the install steps works better for certain slides?
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barbara967
barbara9671mo ago
Oh yeah, I had that exact thing happen with a kitchen drawer... made me feel pretty silly.
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parker543
parker5431mo ago
Read that tip in a woodworking forum once.
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