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The Knape and Vogt 6500 Series is a 20 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide rated 125 lb per pair, designed for file drawers, lateral storage, and any heavy-duty drawer that exceeds the range of standard 100 lb cabinet slides.
A standard 100 lb cabinet slide is the right tool for kitchen and utility drawers, but a file pedestal, lateral cabinet, or deep storage drawer loaded with binders and paper stock regularly pushes past that class. The 6500 Series bridges the gap: at 125 lb per pair, it handles the weight a loaded lateral file drawer delivers without asking the slide to work at its limit. Full extension means the back of the drawer comes out to the cabinet face — no reaching past the open drawer to find the rear hanging files or the back of a deep storage compartment. The 20 inch length fits the most common file pedestal depth and lines up cleanly with production cabinet runs built on that dimension.
The 6500 Series is formed steel with a zinc finish — the workhorse combination for side-mount ball bearing slides in indoor commercial and office environments. Zinc plating protects the steel members from everyday moisture and humidity through years of service. This is a functional, not decorative, finish; the slide sits alongside the drawer box and is not visible from the front. Motion Technology is standard on this series: no soft-close, no self-close, no detent. The drawer stays wherever it is left, which suits office environments where drawers are opened and closed deliberately.
Cabinet shops building office furniture, lateral file cabinets, and storage pedestals will find the 6500 Series a natural step up from the standard cabinet duty class. Contract office furniture installers stocking slides for file pedestals can draw from the Bulk-Pack carton across multiple units without reordering between jobs. Designers specifying commercial casework who need a documented 125 lb rating in a side-mount format have the number they need. This slide is for dry, indoor installation — it is not rated for exterior, wet, or washdown environments.
No — 20 inches is the closed length of the slide. Because this is a full-extension slide, the drawer travels approximately the full slide length, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face. Slide length and drawer travel are two separate measurements.
The 6500 Series is rated 125 lb per pair, putting it above the standard 75–100 lb class used in kitchen and utility cabinets. It is also typed as a file drawer slide, meaning it is built and sized for the taller profiles and heavier loads of file and lateral storage drawers.
No. The 6500 Series is non-handed — both slides in a pair are identical and fit either side of the drawer. Order the quantity of pairs your job requires.
Bulk-Pack means the slides ship loose in a carton rather than in retail polybags. Confirm the per-unit count on the order — contact the sales team if you need to verify whether the carton quantity is priced per pair or per slide.
In a face-frame cabinet, the cabinet side is set back from the front frame, so the back end of the slide needs support. Add the matching series rear mounting brackets, sold separately. Frameless cabinets mount the slide directly to the side panel with no additional brackets needed.
When the drawer is a file pedestal or a loaded lateral cabinet and a standard duty slide is not enough, the Knape and Vogt 6500 Series delivers the rated capacity, the full extension, and the production-friendly Bulk-Pack format to keep the build moving.
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