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This is a 28 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8400 series, finished in White and rated 100 lb per pair. The White finish makes these slides a natural match for white melamine, painted, or light-colored cabinet interiors where zinc hardware would stand out against the box sides.
Most ball bearing slides in this segment ship in zinc or anochrome, which disappears fine against natural wood or dark interiors. In a white melamine frameless cabinet or a painted face-frame box, those metallic finishes read as a grey line alongside the open drawer. The White 8400 series matches the interior so the hardware recedes. It is the practical choice for production kitchen shops running white-box programs, bath vanity work, and closet systems where the interior is consistently light-colored. The 28 inch length suits deeper cabinet runs — base cabinets with full-depth drawers, pantry pull-outs, and utility storage where a shorter slide would not reach the back of the box.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a white painted finish over the members. Steel ball bearings run in full-length raceways for consistent travel under load. The white coating is a functional interior finish — it is not a marine or exterior-rated surface, so keep these slides on indoor, dry cabinetry. The hold-in detent is mechanical, built into the slide body; no separate component to add or maintain.
Cabinet shops running high volumes of white-interior boxes are the primary buyer — the Bulk-Pack format matches production quantities, and a single SKU covers all the drawers in a white-box run without mixing finish families. Contractors retrofitting white vanities or pantries find the 28 inch length right for deeper-than-average drawer boxes. The 100 lb per pair rating covers everything from spice drawers to heavily loaded base-cabinet rollouts. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the required 1/2 inch side clearance per slide. In face-frame cabinets, the back end of the slide needs support from matching rear mounting brackets, sold separately — the 8400 series does not self-support at the rear in framed construction.
It is a close match for most white melamine and thermofoil interiors, though an exact color match depends on the panel supplier. The finish is designed for this application, and the slide sits beside the drawer box rather than on a visible face, so a minor tone difference rarely shows in a closed cabinet.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch that keeps the drawer closed and prevents bounce-back after a firm push. There is no damper and no spring assist — the drawer does not slow to a controlled close. It stays where you put it until pulled open.
Knape and Vogt recommends a maximum drawer width of 24 inches for the 8400 series. For wider drawers, step up to the 8500 series file slide.
No. The 8400 series is non-handed — both slides in the pair are identical, so no sorting or special ordering is needed for left and right sides.
Face-frame cabinets require rear mounting brackets to support the back of the slide. The 8400 series uses KV's 8401 or 8402 rear brackets, sold separately. The slide does not self-support at the rear in framed construction.
When the cabinet box is white, the hardware should be too — the White 8400 series in 28 inches gives a production shop one less visible detail to explain to a customer opening a drawer for the first time.
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