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The Knape and Vogt 6505 Series is a 28 inch side-mount ball bearing file drawer slide rated 125 lb per pair, with 1 inch of over-travel that carries the drawer past full extension and a hold-in anti-rebound detent that keeps it closed once pushed shut.
A standard full-extension slide brings the drawer face to the cabinet opening and stops there. The 6505's 1 inch of over-travel carries it further — past a countertop overhang, past a deep face frame, or out far enough that rear files and heavy items at the back of a 28 inch drawer are genuinely within reach without having to reach in blind. This is the spec that separates the 6505 from a plain full-extension slide of the same length, and it matters most in kitchen worktops, office credenzas, and utility cabinets built with overhanging tops.
The hold-in anti-rebound detent works at the other end of the travel. When a loaded file drawer is pushed shut, it has enough momentum to bounce back; the detent catches it and holds it closed without a spring or damper. There is no soft-close action and no self-close pull — the drawer stays where it is put, open or closed, until intentionally moved.
The slide is cold-formed steel throughout, finished in zinc for standard indoor corrosion protection. Zinc is the working standard finish in this segment: functional, durable, and unobtrusive beside the open drawer. At 28 inches, the slide is sized for deeper drawer boxes found in lateral files, office credenzas, and base cabinets with extended interior depths. Side clearance is 1/2 inch per side, so the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening. This is a Bulk-Pack SKU, sized for shop and production ordering.
At 125 lb per pair, the 6505 series sits above the standard 100 lb cabinet class — the right call when the drawer will carry hanging files, binders, or dense shop supplies over a long service life. The 28 inch length suits deeper installations where a 22 or 24 inch slide would leave the box undersupported. Cabinet shops running lateral file units, office furniture builders, and contractors fitting out credenzas or base cabinets under worktops will find this the practical choice when over-travel and honest load capacity both matter. Because the slide is non-handed, one line item covers both sides of every drawer.
No. 28 inches is the closed slide length. The drawer travels the full 28 inches plus the 1 inch of over-travel, so the actual extension is about 29 inches past the closed position.
It catches and holds the drawer in the closed position so it does not bounce back open after being pushed shut. It is not a soft-close damper and not a self-close spring — the drawer does not slow down or pull itself shut. It simply stays closed until pulled open.
No. The 6505 is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical. One SKU covers both sides of the drawer.
The slide mounts to the cabinet side like any side-mount ball bearing slide, but in a face-frame cabinet the back end of the slide needs rear support. Use the matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to support the slide behind the face frame.
A maximum recommended drawer width is not stated in the available source data for the 6505 series. Verify with the KV specification sheet before building extra-wide drawer boxes.
The 1 inch of over-travel and a 125 lb per pair rating make the KV 6505 the straightforward choice when the drawer is deep, the cabinet has an overhang, and a standard full-extension slide simply does not go far enough.
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