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This Knape and Vogt 8400BRV 18 is an 18 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide rated 100 lb per pair, combining a self-close spring with a hold-in anti-rebound detent in a bright zinc finish. It is built for kitchen, office, and utility drawers where the drawer needs to close on its own and stay closed once it does.
The self-close spring and the hold-in anti-rebound detent solve two related but separate problems. The spring handles the active close: push the drawer to within about an inch of shut and it pulls the rest of the way home on its own. The hold-in detent handles what happens after that — once the drawer reaches the closed position, a mechanical catch prevents it from rebounding back open when shut firmly. That combination is useful in busy kitchens where drawers get pushed rather than guided closed, and in shop or office cabinets where a slightly-open drawer is a snag hazard. Note that this is not a soft-close slide: the spring closes with energy, and there is no damper to slow the last inch of travel.
The slide members are formed steel with a bright zinc electroplate finish. Zinc is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides in indoor cabinetry: it resists the light humidity of a kitchen or office environment through years of daily use without coating buildup or sticky residue on the raceways. The finish is functional rather than decorative — the slide sits beside the drawer box and is mostly out of sight in a closed cabinet. For painted or white-interior cabinets where a colored finish matters more, other finish options are available in the 8400 series.
The 8400BRV 18 suits drawers where the closing behavior matters as much as the load rating. It is the right choice for a household kitchen where family members push drawers shut rather than easing them closed, for a home office filing cabinet where a partially open drawer disrupts the workspace, or for a shop cabinet where tools and fasteners make the drawer heavy enough to benefit from a positive close. The 18 inch slide length fits standard base cabinet drawers built to a roughly 17 to 18 inch interior depth. The slide is sold as a Bulk-Pack, suited to cabinet shops and contractors ordering in volume. In face-frame cabinets, rear mounting brackets are required to support the back of the slide — these are sold separately and are series-specific.
No — the two work in sequence. The spring pulls the drawer shut, and the detent catches it once closed to prevent bounce-back. They are complementary, not conflicting mechanisms.
No. A soft-close slide uses a damper to slow and silence the last inch of travel. This slide uses a spring to pull the drawer closed — the close is positive and quick, not damped. If a quiet, slowed close is the goal, a soft-close model is the right choice instead.
The slide requires 1/2 inch of clearance per side. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the correct gap for both slides.
No. The 8400BRV 18 is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical. Order the quantity your drawer count requires without worrying about orientation.
Bulk-Pack units are loose in a carton, intended for trade and volume orders. Confirm the pack quantity on the product page before ordering to ensure you receive the right count for your project.
When the job calls for drawers that close themselves and stay that way, the 8400BRV 18 delivers both in a single, non-handed zinc slide — no add-on kits, no left-right sorting, and no soft-close premium when all that is needed is a reliable, stay-closed drawer.
Sold In: 10 Set
