Black Soft-Close Ball Bearing Slides for Hardware-Matched Cabinetry

The Knape and Vogt 8450FM is an 18 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide with an integrated Force Management soft-close damper, finished in Ebony Black for installations where the slide finish needs to match dark hardware, black cabinet interiors, or open-frame shelving where the slide stays visible.

Key Features

• Ebony Black finish suits dark hardware schemes and visible-slide applications where zinc would stand out.
• Integrated Force Management (FM) soft-close catches the drawer near closed and settles it silently without a separate add-on module.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so nothing stays buried at the back.
• 100 lb rating per pair handles a loaded kitchen, bath, or utility drawer.
• Non-handed design means both slides in the pair are identical — no left/right sorting on the install bench.
• Bulk-Pack quantity is sized for shops and contractors running multiple drawers at once.

Where the Black Finish Changes the Decision

On most cabinet work, the slide finishes are hidden once the drawer is in. The 8450FM Ebony Black is the right call when that is not the case: open-shelf units and floating cases where the slide is visible from the front at full open, dark-painted or black melamine interior panels where zinc creates an obvious contrast, and installations paired with matte black pulls and hinges where a consistent finish runs throughout. It is also a practical choice for furniture builds — media consoles, nightstands, and home office pieces — where the designer has committed to a dark hardware palette and the drawer hardware needs to follow.

Steel, Damper, and Finish

The slide members are cold-formed steel with the Ebony Black finish applied over the substrate for indoor corrosion resistance. The FM soft-close module uses a dampening cylinder with balanced spring technology that is built into the slide, not clipped on afterward. KV's testing for the FM series exceeds KCMA, BHMA, and BIFMA performance standards at rated load. The finish is a decorative and functional coating for dry indoor environments; it is not a marine or exterior-rated treatment.

Who Orders the Bulk-Pack

The Bulk-Pack format is stocked for cabinet shops, finish carpenters, and contractors specifying black hardware across a kitchen, bath, or built-in project. With 1/2 inch of side clearance per side, the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening — the same formula as the rest of the 8450FM line regardless of finish. The 18 inch length fits the most common base cabinet and desk drawer depth. In face-frame cabinets, rear mounting brackets are required and sold separately; in frameless construction the slide mounts directly to the side panel on the 32mm system hole pattern.

Consistent Hardware, Quiet Close, Built for Volume

The 8450FM Ebony Black gives a dark-finish project a soft-close side-mount slide that matches the rest of the hardware without compromising on load rating or full-drawer access — ordered in the quantity a production job actually needs.