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This 72 inch Pendaflex hanger rail from Paramount Extrusions Company is an aluminum hanging rail profile, 1/2 inch tall and 1/8 inch thick, finished in Black. It is raw stock that you cut to the interior width of the drawer and mount on matching 1/2 inch hanging rail brackets to carry hanging file folders.
This rail is raw stock, not a finished kit. You cut it to the exact interior width of the drawer, then mount a pair of rails on 1/2 inch hanging rail brackets — one along each side of the drawer box — so the folder hooks ride the rails from front to back. Because the rail comes as one 72 inch length, a single piece typically yields two or more drawer rails depending on the drawer depth, which makes it practical for outfitting several drawers in a run of office casework or a shop file cabinet. Letter and legal folder widths are different, so pair the rail length with brackets spaced for the folder size you are filing.
The rail is extruded aluminum, finished in Black. The Black finish is the buying point here for interiors where a bare aluminum profile would stand out against dark cabinetry, black drawer boxes, or painted casework. Aluminum keeps corrosion out of the equation in normal indoor office and shop environments. The 1/8 inch wall thickness is consistent along the full 72 inch length, so cut sections behave the same as the full bar — no taper, no soft spots at the ends.
Cabinet shops building file drawers for office furniture, closet systems, or home office cabinetry will find the 72 inch length efficient for batch work. Contractors retrofitting existing casework with file capacity can cut rails to fit the actual drawer interior rather than ordering a pre-set length. The Black finish makes it the right call when the interior hardware needs to stay visually quiet against dark or painted surfaces. This rail is for indoor, dry-environment use — it is not rated for exterior or high-humidity applications.
It needs other parts. This is the rail profile only — you also need a pair of 1/2 inch hanging rail brackets to mount the rail inside the drawer. Without brackets, the rail has nothing to rest on. The brackets are sold separately and must match the 1/2 inch rail height.
The bracket seats the rail at the correct elevation so folder hooks ride level. A 3/4 inch bracket under a 1/2 inch rail seats the folders too high or unevenly; the heights must match for the system to work as intended.
The rail itself carries either folder type — the profile is the same. What changes is the bracket spacing. Letter folders require a narrower span than legal folders, so set the brackets at the width that matches the folder format you are filing.
That depends on your drawer's interior depth. A drawer with an 18 inch interior depth yields four rails per 72 inch bar; a 21 inch depth yields three. Measure your drawer interior and divide into 72 to plan your cuts and order quantity.
The source data lists the finish as Black but does not specify the coating process. If the finishing method is critical to your specification, verify with the supplier before ordering.
Cut this Black aluminum rail to your drawer's interior width, pair it with 1/2 inch brackets, and the drawer is ready to carry hanging folders — letter or legal, built exactly to the depth the job calls for.
Sold In: 1 Each
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Sold in: 1 Each |  EA1058A Mfr# 1058-6M | Paramount 72" Hanging Rail 1/2", Aluminum, 1058-6M | ||||
Sold in: 1 Each |  EA2126A Mfr# 2126-6M | Paramount 72" Hanging Rail 3/4", Aluminum, 2126-6M | ||||
Sold in: 1 Each | EA2126BL Mfr# 2126-6B | Paramount 72" Hanging Rail 3/4", Black, 2126-6B |