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This is the left-hand cabinet member from Knape and Vogt's 8500 Series, a 22 inch full-extension ball bearing file drawer slide rated 150 lb per pair. It mounts to the left interior wall of the cabinet and is the component that carries the lateral file or heavy storage drawer through years of loaded cycling.
Lateral file drawers and deep storage drawers loaded with paper, binders, or hardware push past the capacity of standard 100 lb cabinet slides. The 8500 Series is built for that class of work. At full extension, the entire drawer clears the cabinet opening — nothing stays hidden at the back. The hold-in anti-rebound detent stops the loaded drawer from rebounding open when closed firmly, which matters in a busy office or a shared shop where drawers get pushed shut hard. This is a component sale: the left-hand cabinet member is one half of the wall-mounted portion of the slide set. Order the matching right-hand cabinet member and both drawer members to complete a drawer installation.
The 8500 Series cabinet member is cold-formed steel with a zinc electroplate finish. Zinc is the working standard for side-mount ball bearing slides — it handles the moisture and humidity of indoor shop and office environments without the cost of stainless. This slide is visible beside the open drawer, so the functional zinc finish blends with standard metal cabinet hardware rather than standing out. The progressive ball bearing design spaces bearings across the full raceway length, which keeps travel smooth even when the drawer is loaded unevenly, as file drawers often are.
The KV 8500 Series is the right choice when the drawer contents are dense: lateral files full of folders, deep drawers holding hardware or tools, archive storage that gets loaded and rarely moved. The 22 inch slide length suits standard file cabinet depth, and KV rates this series for drawer widths up to 36 inches — wide enough for a lateral file. The 1/2 inch side clearance per side is standard for this segment, so the drawer box is built 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening. This Q-Pack format ships components in a boxed quantity suited to shop and contractor orders. In face-frame cabinets, rear mounting brackets are required and sold separately; the slide mounts directly to the cabinet side in frameless construction.
This is the left-hand cabinet member only. A complete drawer requires the right-hand cabinet member and both drawer members. Each component is a separate line item in the 8500 Series.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch that holds the drawer closed and prevents bounce-back — there is no damper and no spring assist. The drawer does not self-close; it stays wherever it is left until pulled or pushed shut.
At full extension, the drawer member travels approximately the full 22 inch slide length, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face. Slide length and travel are two different specs — this slide's full-extension design means they are very close to equal.
Yes, but face-frame installations need rear mounting brackets to support the back of the slide. Those brackets are sold separately and are series-specific — confirm they are 8500 Series brackets before ordering.
This slide requires 1/2 inch of side clearance per side. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to give each slide its required clearance.
The left-hand 8500 Series cabinet member is the starting point for a file-class drawer installation that handles the load, stays closed under pressure, and gives full access to every inch of the drawer.
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