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The Knape and Vogt 8450 series is a 20 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide with an integrated soft-close damper, rated 100 lb per pair. The zinc finish blends cleanly into cabinet interiors while the Force Management damping module settles the drawer shut without a sound.
The 8450 series belongs in drawers that see daily use and need to close quietly every time. Kitchen base drawers loaded with cookware, bathroom vanity drawers, and workshop utility cabinets are the natural home for a 100 lb, soft-close side-mount slide. The 20 inch length suits standard 20 inch drawer boxes in kitchen and bath cabinets where the interior depth allows for the slide length. Because the damper works on the closing stroke, these are also a practical choice in shared spaces, bedrooms, and anywhere slam noise is a problem.
The slide is cold-formed steel throughout, with ball bearings running in full-length raceways between the cabinet member and the intermediate and drawer members. Steel construction keeps the slide rigid under a full 100 lb load without flex that would affect the damper engagement. The bright zinc finish is electroplated over the steel members for indoor corrosion resistance. Zinc is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides — it is a functional protective finish, not a decorative or stainless coating, and it holds up through years of normal cabinet use.
Cabinet shops running kitchen or bath installations reach for the 8450 series when the spec calls for soft-close side-mount slides and the budget is practical rather than premium. Contractors replacing worn or noisy slides in an existing kitchen choose it because the 1/2 inch per-side clearance and 32mm mounting hole pattern match what is already in most frameless and face-frame cabinets. Homeowners tackling a kitchen update find the non-handed design straightforward: both slides in the pair are identical, so there is nothing to sort or label before installation. This Poly-Pack ships one pair per package.
The damper engages on closing only. The drawer opens freely on ball bearings; the soft-close catches the drawer on the return stroke near the closed position.
20 inches is the closed slide length. Because this is a full-extension slide, the drawer member travels approximately the full 20 inches, bringing the whole drawer out to the cabinet face. Slide length and travel are separate specs — on a 3/4-extension slide of the same nominal length they would not be equal.
No. The slide is non-handed, so both slides in the pair are identical. One package covers one drawer.
It will, but face-frame construction sets the cabinet side back from the front frame, so the rear of the slide needs support. Add KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to complete a face-frame install.
Extend the drawer fully and squeeze the lever disconnect tabs on both slides simultaneously, then pull the drawer free. No tools required.
The KV 8450 in zinc delivers full extension, honest 100 lb capacity, and damped soft-close closing in a straightforward side-mount format that installs in minutes and runs quietly for years.
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