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The Knape and Vogt 8500 Series is a 14 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing file drawer slide rated in the 150 lb class per pair — a step above the standard 100 lb cabinet class and built for drawers that carry real weight. With a hold-in anti-rebound detent and progressive ball bearing movement, this slide is the shop's answer to the file drawer that bounces back open or the storage bin that needs to stay put.
A 14 inch slide length suits shallow drawers: a pedestal file unit under a worktop, a two-drawer base cabinet in a home office, or a utility pull-out in a shop cabinet where depth is limited. At 150 lb per pair, the 8500 series is built for drawers that are genuinely loaded — paper files, tools, fasteners, or anything else that would push a standard 100 lb kitchen slide to its limit. The hold-in anti-rebound detent matters most here: when a heavy drawer is pushed shut, the detent stops it from rebounding and sitting half-open. There is no spring to pull the drawer closed and no damper to slow it down — this is a stay-closed detent, not a self-close mechanism.
Cold-formed steel members carry a zinc finish that protects against corrosion through years of indoor service. Zinc is the working standard on ball bearing file slides: a functional, low-profile finish that blends with melamine and painted interiors without drawing attention. The 8500 series profile is taller than a standard cabinet slide to accommodate the quick-disconnect drawer members and the progressive bearing set that gives it its load rating. Side clearance is 1/2 inch per side, consistent with standard side-mount practice.
Cabinet shops building compact pedestal files or shallow utility cabinets will reach for the 14 inch length when the interior depth rules out an 18 or 22 inch model. The 150 lb class rating makes the 8500 series the right call whenever the intended contents are heavier than a loaded pots-and-pans drawer. At the 14 inch length, KV recommends a maximum drawer width of 36 inches — ample for most file and storage applications. The Bulk-Pack format suits production runs where ordering by the pair would add unnecessary steps. This slide is for indoor installations only; zinc finish is not rated for wet or exterior environments.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch that keeps the drawer closed once it is pushed shut. It does not slow the drawer, pull it home, or cushion the close. Soft-close uses a damper to decelerate the drawer over the last inch of travel — that feature is not present on the 8500 series.
No — 14 inches is the closed length of the slide. Because the 8500 series is full extension, the drawer member travels approximately the full slide length, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face. Slide length and travel are two separate numbers.
No. The 8500 series is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical. Order the quantity that matches your drawer count — no left/right designation required.
Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave 1/2 inch of side clearance for each slide. This is the standard side clearance for the 8500 series.
Yes, but face-frame construction sets the cabinet side back from the face, so the rear of the slide needs support. Add the matching KV rear mounting brackets for face-frame installs — those brackets are sold separately and are series-specific.
The KV 8500 Series at 14 inches gives you a 150 lb class, full-extension, stay-closed slide in a length that fits the shallow cabinet your longer-slide options cannot reach — without stepping down to a standard-duty rating.
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