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This is an 18 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8400 series, finished in Ebony Black and rated 100 lb per pair, with a hold-in anti-rebound detent that keeps the drawer from bouncing back open. The Black finish makes this slide a practical choice wherever a zinc-finished slide would stand out against dark cabinet interiors or painted cabinetry.
A standard zinc slide disappears inside a white cabinet, but it shows clearly against a dark melamine interior, a painted plywood box, or a cabinet wrapped in a deep stain. The Ebony Black finish on this 8400-series slide matches the interior instead of contrasting with it. That matters in modern frameless cabinets with black or charcoal interiors, in shop furniture with painted sides, and in any build where an open drawer should reveal hardware that reads as part of the design rather than an afterthought. The 18 inch length covers the standard kitchen drawer depth and most office-drawer applications in one stock length.
The slide is cold-formed steel with a baked Ebony Black powder finish over the member surfaces. Steel ball bearings run in full-length raceways between the three members, giving the drawer smooth, even travel from the first pull to the last. The KV 8400 series is one of the highest-volume side-mount lines in production cabinetry for a reason: the tolerances are consistent, the lever disconnect works without tools, and the slides rack out pairs reliably from a bulk carton. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch, not a closing feature — the drawer stays where it is left and resists rebounding, but there is no spring to pull it shut and no damper to slow it.
Cabinet shops specifying dark-interior frameless boxes will get the most direct benefit from stocking this variant alongside the zinc equivalent. Designers and contractors building modern handleless kitchens with black or charcoal cabinet interiors can specify this slide knowing the hardware color is matched. The 100 lb rating and full extension cover the majority of residential and light commercial drawer applications, and the Bulk-Pack format suits production-volume orders rather than one-off repairs. Because the slide is non-handed, installers pull from a single bin without sorting left from right.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound is a mechanical detent that keeps the drawer closed and stops it from bouncing back after a firm push. There is no damper and no spring — the drawer does not slow down on closing and does not pull itself shut. For damped soft-close action, look at the KV FM soft-close series.
Each slide requires 1/2 inch of side clearance. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening — 1/2 inch per side — and the slides seat correctly.
Yes, but face-frame cabinets set the side panel back from the opening, so the rear of the slide needs support. Add the matching KV rear mounting brackets — sold separately — or use a front-slotted face-frame mounting method. The brackets are series-specific to the 8400 line.
Bulk-Pack format ships slides loose in a carton for production environments. Confirm screw inclusion against the specific pack when ordering; production packs sometimes omit hardware that retail poly-packs include.
No. The 8400 series is non-handed — both slides in the pair are identical, and either fits either side of the drawer.
When the cabinet interior calls for black hardware and the job calls for full extension at a proven 100 lb rating, the KV 8400B EB 18 delivers without compromise — and in bulk-pack quantity, it keeps production moving.
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