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This is a 26 inch side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8655 series, rated 140 lb per pair, with an integrated soft-close damper and 1 inch of over-travel beyond full extension. The zinc finish is the workhorse choice for production cabinet shops and utility installations where durability matters more than color-matching, and the slide ships in bulk packaging for volume orders.
A 26 inch slide is typically going into a deep base cabinet drawer — pots and pans, tools, file storage, or a pantry pull-out — where the load is real and the access matters. Full extension gets the drawer to the face of the cabinet; the extra 1 inch of over-travel pushes it past a countertop lip or a deep face frame so the back of the drawer is actually reachable without leaning in. Pair that with a 140 lb capacity and the soft-close damper, and the result is a drawer that handles a heavy load, opens all the way, and closes without a slam every time it is used. That combination suits kitchen base cabinets in a high-use household, shop storage drawers that take daily abuse, and any utility cabinet where a 100 lb standard slide would be working close to its limit.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a zinc electroplate finish — the same material combination used across the side-mount ball bearing segment because it balances cost, load performance, and indoor corrosion resistance without adding weight. Zinc is a functional finish: it protects the steel members through years of indoor service and blends into a cabinet interior without demanding attention. For a production shop ordering in bulk, zinc is the practical choice — consistent availability, no color-matching complications, and a finish that holds up through installation and everyday use. This SKU ships as a Bulk-Pack, sized for shops pulling slides by the caseload rather than the pair.
The 8655 series is the right reach for installers and cabinet shops building drawers in the 26 inch depth range who want the extra travel and load rating without stepping up to a heavy-duty specialty slide. The non-handed construction means one SKU covers both sides of every drawer in the run — no left-right sorting at the bench. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to maintain the required 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide. In face-frame cabinets, rear mounting support is needed at the back of the slide; series-specific rear mounting brackets are available separately. For frameless construction on the 32mm system, the slide mounts directly to the cabinet side panel.
The slide length is 26 inches — that is the closed dimension. Because this is a full-extension slide with 1 inch of over-travel, the drawer member travels approximately 27 inches from the closed position, clearing the cabinet face and pushing 1 inch past it. Slide length and drawer travel are two different specs.
True soft-close. The 8655 series uses a damper that catches the drawer near the end of travel and controls its speed to a quiet, controlled close. A self-closing spring pulls the drawer shut without damping; this slide does the opposite — it slows the drawer rather than pulling it.
No. The over-travel extends the open travel of the drawer; the soft-close damper acts on the closing travel. The two features operate at opposite ends of the drawer's movement and do not conflict.
No. The 8655 is non-handed — both slides in a pair are identical. One SKU covers both sides of the drawer, which simplifies ordering when you are building a run of cabinets.
Face-frame cabinets set the cabinet side back from the face frame opening, so the back of the slide needs a rear mounting bracket. Knape and Vogt rear mounting brackets for this series are sold separately; confirm the bracket model for the 8655 series before ordering.
When the drawer is deep, the load is real, and the clearance is tight, the 8655 series delivers the over-travel, the capacity, and the quiet close in a zinc-finished steel package built for volume production work.
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