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The Knape & Vogt 8500 series 26 inch file drawer slide is a full-extension, side-mount ball-bearing slide rated 150 lb per pair, engineered for the demands of file and deep utility drawers that carry real working weight day after day.
At 26 inches, this slide is sized for legal-depth file drawers, deep shop utility cabinets, and commercial casework where a standard 22 inch slide runs out of travel before the drawer does. Full extension means the entire drawer interior is accessible without reaching blind into the cabinet — an important detail when the drawer holds hanging files, stacked binders, or tools arranged in the back half of the box. The 150 lb pair rating covers a fully loaded lateral file drawer or a drawer stocked with hardware and still leaves headroom for the drawer box itself.
Steel ball-bearing members in a zinc finish give the 8500 series its combination of smooth travel and corrosion resistance for indoor service. The zinc plating protects the steel through years of daily cycling in climate-controlled offices, workrooms, and cabinetry shops. This is a side-mount slide requiring 1/2 inch of clearance per side between the drawer box and the cabinet interior — plan the box width accordingly. Standard-motion mechanics handle the open and close; there is no soft-close damper on this model, which suits drawers that need to open and close quickly without a catch slowing the return.
Cabinet shops building legal-depth file units, office furniture builders, and contractors outfitting commercial workrooms will find the 8500 series at the right intersection of load rating, travel, and price point for volume work. The Bulk-Pack format suits shops running through multiple sets per project rather than buying one pair at a time. Designers specifying deep storage in home offices or built-in libraries will also find the 26 inch length and 150 lb capacity a reliable match for drawers that hold more than a few folders. This slide is for indoor, dry installations — not for exterior or washdown environments.
The 150 lb capacity is rated per pair of slides — the two-slide set that carries one drawer.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound is a mechanical detent that keeps the drawer in the closed position and stops it from bouncing open — it does not damp or slow the closing motion the way a soft-close mechanism does. The drawer closes at whatever speed you push it.
It can, but face-frame cabinets set the cabinet side back from the frame opening, so you will need rear mounting brackets to support the back end of the slide. Those brackets are not included and are specific to the mounting configuration — plan for them before ordering.
Build the box 1 inch narrower than the opening to leave the required 1/2 inch side clearance on each side for the slides.
Bulk-Pack format is intended for trade and production use; confirm included hardware with the product listing, as bulk-packaged slides may or may not include mounting screws depending on the pack configuration.
When the job calls for a file-depth slide that holds its weight and stays where it is put, the KV 8500 series 26 inch delivers the travel, capacity, and detent performance that busy drawers demand.
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