Knape and Vogt 8405 Series Zinc Over-Travel Drawer Slide for Compact Drawers Under Overhangs

The Knape and Vogt 8405 series is a 10 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide with 1 inch of over-travel, rated 100 lb per pair and finished in zinc. It is the right slide when a short drawer needs to clear a countertop overhang or a deep face-frame lip, and the hold-in anti-rebound detent keeps it closed once pushed shut.

Key Features

• 1 inch over-travel carries the drawer member past the slide's nominal length, clearing countertop overhangs and deep face-frame openings.
• Hold-in anti-rebound detent keeps the drawer firmly closed after a firm push, preventing bounce-back without a spring or damper.
• 100 lb weight rating per pair handles solidly loaded compact drawers in shop, kitchen, and utility applications.
• Non-handed steel ball bearing construction means both slides in the pair are identical — no left/right sorting on the bench.
• Zinc finish provides standard indoor corrosion resistance across the steel telescoping members.
• Bulk-Pack packaging is suited to production shops building multiple drawers at a time.

Where Over-Travel Makes the Difference

A 10 inch slide in a standard full-extension configuration brings the drawer to the cabinet face — nothing more. The 8405 goes one inch further. On a cabinet built under a stone countertop with a pronounced overhang, or installed in a face-frame case where the frame itself eats into the opening, that extra inch is what puts the back of the drawer within reach. The hold-in anti-rebound detent reinforces everyday use: push the drawer shut firmly and the mechanical detent holds it in place rather than letting it spring back open. There is no spring pull and no damper — the drawer rides freely on the ball bearings and stays wherever it is left, closed or open.

Materials and Finish

Cold-formed steel members run on steel ball bearings in full-length raceways. The zinc plating is a functional electroplated finish that protects the steel through years of indoor service — it is not decorative, and it is not a stainless or corrosion-proof coating for wet environments. For shop, kitchen, and utility drawers in dry interior conditions, zinc is the working standard in this segment. The slide mounts with 1/2 inch of side clearance per side, so the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the opening width.

Who Orders the 8405 in Zinc

Cabinet shops and contractors who build production runs of compact drawers — spice pull-outs, junk drawers, narrow base cabinets, and shop storage under a workbench — reach for the 8405 when the installation calls for over-travel but the drawer depth is short. The 10 inch length suits shallow cabinet interiors where a longer slide simply will not fit. The zinc finish blends into a frameless melamine interior or painted face-frame box without drawing attention. Bulk-Pack pricing supports high-volume ordering, and the non-handed design means no bin-sorting when pulling slides for a multi-drawer run. In face-frame cabinets, plan for rear mounting bracket support at the back of the slide; those brackets are sold separately and are series-specific to the KV 8400 line.

The Right Slide for Short Drawers That Need to Go the Distance

When the drawer is compact but the installation demands full clearance past an overhang, the KV 8405 in zinc covers both needs: over-travel reach and a hold-in detent to keep everything tidy once closed. Order by the pair for the drawer count you are building.