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The Knape and Vogt 8400 Series is a 16 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide, rated 100 lb per pair, with a hold-in anti-rebound detent and a zinc finish. It arrives in bulk-pack quantities, making it a natural fit for shops building multiple cabinets at a time.
On a standard free-sliding drawer, a firm push can send the drawer bouncing back open an inch or two — enough to be a nuisance in a busy kitchen or an active office. The hold-in anti-rebound detent on these slides catches the drawer at the closed position and holds it there mechanically. There is no spring pulling the drawer shut and no damper slowing it down; the drawer simply stays where it is placed. Push it shut firmly and it stays shut. Pull it and it opens. That is exactly the behavior shops specify for base cabinets, utility storage, and office casegoods where a clean close matters but soft-close pricing does not.
The slide members are cold-formed steel with a zinc plated finish. Zinc is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides because it resists the light oxidation and humidity of a normal indoor cabinet environment without adding weight or cost. The finish is functional rather than decorative — these slides sit beside the open drawer box, mostly out of sight once the cabinet is in use. For applications where slide visibility matters more, the 8400 series is also available in other finish options in the same family.
The 16 inch length suits base cabinet drawers with standard interior depths. At 1/2 inch of required side clearance per side, the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening — the same formula used across most side-mount ball bearing slides. Because the slide is non-handed, the same part goes on either side of every drawer, reducing the number of distinct SKUs a shop needs to stock. The bulk-pack format supports production environments where ordering by the pair every time adds friction to the purchasing process. In face-frame cabinets, the rear of the slide needs support from rear mounting brackets, sold separately and series-matched to the 8400 line.
Soft-close uses a damper to slow the drawer to a quiet, controlled close. The hold-in anti-rebound detent on this slide does neither — it is a mechanical catch that keeps the closed drawer from bouncing back open. The drawer must be pushed shut by hand; the detent simply holds it there.
Knape and Vogt recommends a maximum drawer width of 24 inches for the 8400 series at the 100 lb class rating.
No. The 8400 series is non-handed, so the same slide fits both sides of the drawer. Order by quantity rather than by hand.
Confirm included hardware against the pack contents on arrival. Mounting screws are standard with most 8400-series bulk packs, but verify the count against your installation before starting a production run.
Yes, but the rear of the slide needs support. Face-frame cabinets require rear mounting brackets to carry the back end of the slide; those brackets are sold separately and are specific to the 8400 series.
When the job calls for a full-extension, hold-in slide in volume quantities, the KV 8400 Series in zinc delivers a proven 100 lb rated pair in a format that works as hard as the shop does.
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