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The Bainbridge 3693 is a 1 inch thick nylon spacer designed to position drawer slides accurately at the correct setback from the cabinet face — packed 500 to a box so production shops never run short mid-project.
Drawer slides need a precise setback from the cabinet opening to align correctly with the drawer front and the face frame. In face-frame construction, the slide must be spaced inward to account for the frame width; in frameless work, some slide series call for a specific offset to reach the right mounting position on the panel. A 1 inch spacer handles the heavier offsets — deeper face frames, applications where two spacers of a smaller size would otherwise need stacking, or any install where the mounting surface sits a full inch behind the target slide position. Using a screw-on spacer instead of a loose shim keeps the slide fixed during installation and produces a consistent result across every drawer in a run.
Nylon holds up where other shim materials fail. Wood compresses under fastener pressure; thin plastic can crack under a driven screw. Polyamide nylon takes the screw, holds its thickness, and stays put through the humidity swings that are routine inside a cabinet. The material is also light enough that it adds no meaningful weight to the assembly — relevant when you are stacking hundreds of installs and counting load ratings per slide.
The 1 inch spacer is the right choice when the required offset is too large for the 1/2 inch or smaller sizes but a 1-1/4 inch spacer would over-set the slide. Cabinet shops running face-frame lines with a full-inch frame width, installers retrofitting slides into deeper openings, and production lines that standardize on a single spacer thickness for a specific slide series are the natural buyers for this SKU. The 500-piece pack is sized for those buyers — a homeowner doing a single drawer is better served by a smaller pack if one is available; a shop doing a full kitchen in face-frame construction will go through this box without noticing.
The spacer itself is a generic positioning component — it does not connect to the slide mechanically, so brand is not a constraint. What matters is whether a 1 inch offset is the correct setback for the slide and cabinet combination you are installing. Check the slide manufacturer's installation spec for the required mounting setback before ordering.
In most production cabinet materials — particleboard, MDF, and plywood — the spacer's screw can be driven directly. In hardwood face frames or dense sheet goods, a pilot hole prevents splitting and makes driving easier. The screws are not included; use fasteners appropriate to your substrate.
The 3693 is 1 inch thick; the 1-1/4 inch model in the same Bainbridge line adds a quarter inch more setback. Choose by the slide manufacturer's specified mounting offset — stacking one of each is an option if an intermediate dimension is needed, but most shops standardize on a single size that matches their cabinet construction.
Yes. Polyamide nylon does not absorb water the way wood does, so it will not swell, warp, or compress over time from humidity cycling. It is the standard material for this type of spacer in production cabinet environments.
When the offset is 1 inch and the production is measured in dozens of cabinets, the 3693 spacer gives every slide the same starting position — no shimming, no guessing, no variation from the first drawer to the last.
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