Zinc Finish and Full Soft-Close Performance in a 14 Inch Side-Mount Slide

This is a 14 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8450 series, rated 100 lb per pair and finished in zinc, with an integrated soft-close damper that settles the drawer shut quietly every time.

Key Features

• Integrated soft-close damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and brings it to a quiet, controlled close without slamming.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so the back of the drawer is fully reachable.
• 100 lb rating per pair handles a loaded kitchen, bathroom, or utility drawer within the standard cabinet class.
• Steel ball bearings in full-length raceways deliver smooth, consistent travel through years of daily use.
• Non-handed design means both slides in the pair are identical — no left/right sorting at the bench.
• Zinc finish provides standard indoor corrosion protection on steel members that sit beside the drawer box and stay largely out of sight.

Where a 14 Inch Soft-Close Slide Earns Its Place

A 14 inch slide is sized for shallower cabinet runs: bathroom vanity drawers, narrow base cabinet pull-outs, small utility drawers in a laundry or mudroom cabinet, and desk drawers where depth is limited. The soft-close action is especially valuable in these spaces — vanity and bathroom drawers tend to get shut with one hand while the other is occupied, and a damped close prevents the slam without requiring a careful push. Full extension means a narrow drawer box still gives you access all the way to the back, which matters when the drawer is only 14 inches deep to begin with.

Steel, Zinc, and the 8450 Series Build

Cold-rolled steel members carry the load and the zinc electroplate protects them through indoor service. Zinc is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides — it is a functional finish, not a decorative one, and it holds up reliably in cabinetry where the slide runs behind the drawer box face. The 8450 series brings Force Management soft-close damping to the side-mount format: a dampening cylinder with balanced spring technology that has been tested beyond 50,000 cycles including the soft-close module, meeting KCMA, BHMA, and BIFMA performance standards. The slide requires 1/2 inch of side clearance per side, so the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening.

Who This Slide Is For

Cabinet shops and contractors fitting bathroom vanities, small utility cabinets, or desk installations will find the 14 inch length covers the drawer depths those applications commonly call for. Homeowners upgrading an existing vanity or replacing worn slides in a built-in desk get a straightforward swap: same mount position, same 1/2 inch clearance, and a soft-close upgrade that requires no changes to the cabinet or drawer box. The poly-pack packaging puts one pair per bag with mounting hardware, sized for job-site use rather than bulk warehouse pulls. In face-frame cabinets, add the matching KV rear mounting brackets — sold separately — to support the back end of each slide.

A Quiet Close on Every Drawer, Every Time

The KV 8450 series in 14 inches gives smaller cabinet applications the same damped, controlled close that full-size kitchen drawers rely on — in a zinc-finished steel slide that installs on standard 1/2 inch clearance and does not require left/right planning at the bench.