Knape and Vogt 8414 Ball Bearing Drawer Slides That Stay Open When You Need Them To

This is a 12 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8414 series, rated 100 lb per pair, with a hold-out detent that keeps the drawer in the open position until intentionally pushed closed. It is built for drawers that need to stay open hands-free while work is in progress.

Key Features

• Hold-out detent catches the drawer at full open and holds it there until you push it closed.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so every inch of the interior is reachable.
• 100 lb load rating per pair handles a working drawer loaded with tools, supplies, or hardware.
• Steel ball bearings in full-length raceways deliver smooth, consistent travel through years of daily use.
• Non-handed design means both slides in the pair are identical — no left/right sorting on the bench.
• Zinc finish provides standard indoor corrosion resistance on a slide that works hard and stays out of sight.

Where a Hold-Out Slide Earns Its Keep

Most drawers stay wherever you leave them — closed until pulled, open until pushed. The 8414 goes a step further: the hold-out detent locks the drawer at the fully open position so it stays put without being propped or held. That matters at a workbench where both hands are occupied, at a service counter where the drawer doubles as a staging surface, or in a shop cabinet where the drawer gets loaded and unloaded repeatedly. The 12 inch length suits compact cabinetry — base cabinet utility drawers, desk pedestals, shop storage, and keyboard-style pullouts where the depth keeps the footprint manageable. Full extension means there is no digging for contents at the back; the whole drawer comes out to the face.

Construction and Finish

The slide is cold-formed steel with a zinc finish — the standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in production cabinetry. Zinc keeps the steel protected through years of indoor use without adding bulk or changing the profile. The ball bearings run in formed steel raceways that span the full member length, so the pull stays smooth even when the drawer carries a real load. This is a functional, workhorse finish: not decorative, not stainless, and not intended for wet or outdoor environments. For indoor shop, office, and cabinet work, it is exactly right.

Fitting the 8414 to Your Cabinet

The 8414 is a side-mount slide, one per side of the drawer box, requiring 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide — build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening. The design is non-handed, so both slides in a bulk-pack order are interchangeable left to right. In frameless cabinets the slide mounts directly to the interior side panel. In face-frame cabinets, the slide needs rear support — add the matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to carry the back of the slide where the cabinet side is set back from the face frame. The 8414 is the right choice for shops and installers who need a hold-out feature at the standard 100 lb class and want the flexibility a bulk pack provides for volume installs.

A Reliable Hold-Out at the Standard Duty Class

The KV 8414 keeps the drawer where you put it — open until you decide otherwise — backed by a 100 lb rating and the smooth, predictable travel of steel ball bearings. For any shop or install where hands-free drawer access saves time, this is the slide to reach for.