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This is a 12 inch side-mount ball bearing file drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 6505 series, rated 125 lb per pair with 1 inch of over-travel and a hold-in anti-rebound detent. It is built for compact drawers that need to clear a countertop overhang or a deep face frame without sacrificing load capacity.
A standard full-extension slide brings the drawer to the cabinet face and stops. In shallow drawers tucked under a countertop lip or behind a thick face frame, that is not far enough to see or reach the back. The 6505's 1 inch over-travel pushes the drawer past the opening, turning a partially obstructed pull-out into one you can actually use. This is particularly useful in compact desk pedestals, under-counter organizers, and small file drawers where the 12 inch slide length fits the available depth but an overhanging worktop limits access at full open.
Steel members run on ball bearings through full-length raceways for smooth, consistent travel under file-weight loads. The zinc finish is the segment's working standard for indoor installations: functional, corrosion-resistant, and mostly hidden once the drawer is in place. This is not a decorative finish, and it is not stainless — it is the right choice for dry, indoor cabinetry and office furniture.
The 6505 series at 12 inches suits cabinet shops and office furniture builders working with shallow cabinets where depth is limited and over-travel is the only way to deliver honest access. At 125 lb per pair, it steps above the standard 100 lb cabinet class, so it covers small file drawers, dense storage pulls, and pedestal drawers that carry more than light household loads. The hold-in detent makes it a practical choice for office and shop environments where drawers must stay closed between uses. Slides are sold as a bulk pack — confirm the pack quantity at the spec block for your order volume.
No. 12 inches is the closed length of the slide. This is a full-extension slide with 1 inch of over-travel, so the drawer member travels the full slide length plus 1 additional inch past the cabinet face.
They are different. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch that keeps the drawer closed and prevents it from bouncing back open when pushed shut firmly. There is no spring assist and no damper — the drawer stays put until pulled. Soft-close uses a damper to slow the drawer at the end of travel; this slide does not have one.
No. The 6505 is non-handed, so both slides in a pair are identical and fit either side of the drawer box.
The slide requires 1/2 inch of side clearance per side. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the correct gap for each slide.
The slide can be used in face-frame cabinets, but the back end needs support. Add the appropriate KV rear mounting brackets for the 6505 series, sold separately, to carry the slide's rear end in face-frame construction.
When a 12 inch drawer sits under an overhang and needs to carry real weight, the 6505 series covers both requirements — 125 lb capacity and 1 inch of over-travel — without stepping up to a longer, deeper slide.
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