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The Sugatsune ESR-3813 is an 18 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide built from 304 stainless steel, rated 75 lb per pair, and sold as a complete pair. It is designed for installations where a zinc or epoxy finish is not enough — food prep areas, marine cabinetry, wet rooms, and commercial spaces that see regular cleaning or moisture exposure.
Most ball bearing drawer slides are finished in zinc or epoxy — functional finishes for dry indoor cabinetry, but not the right choice where moisture, cleaning chemicals, or humid air are part of the daily environment. The ESR-3813's 304 stainless steel construction handles those conditions without corroding or staining. That makes it the practical choice for marine galley cabinets, commercial kitchen drawers, laboratory casework, food processing areas, and any installation where a wipe-down or spray rinse is routine. The slide sits beside the open drawer box where it is fully visible, so an attractive, tarnish-resistant finish also reads as a quality detail in the finished space.
304 stainless steel is an austenitic alloy with strong resistance to oxidation and many common cleaning agents — it is the same material class used in commercial kitchen equipment and marine hardware for good reason. The slide members are formed from stainless sheet and finished to a consistent surface. Unlike a plated slide, there is no coating layer to chip, flake, or undercut at a scratch. The 75 lb per pair rating is the working capacity for this slide; plan drawer loads around that number.
Specify the ESR-3813 when the environment rules out standard-finish slides: boat cabins, coastal homes with salt air exposure, commercial food service counters, laboratory and cleanroom casework, or any retrofit where a previous zinc slide corroded prematurely. At the standard 18 inch length it suits kitchen drawer depths, shop utility drawers, and marine galley applications with comparable interior dimensions. Cabinet shops building wet-area or commercial work, and specifiers sourcing hardware for food service or marine projects, will find the 304 stainless construction and non-handed design straightforward to work with at volume. The hold-in detent is a practical bonus in any setting where a loaded drawer must stay closed reliably — a commercial service counter, a boat underway, or a shop drawer that gets slammed.
The ESR-3813 is made from 304 stainless steel — the material itself, not a coating over carbon steel. There is no plating layer to chip or corrode from the inside out.
No. The hold-in anti-rebound detent is a mechanical catch that keeps the drawer shut and stops it from bouncing back after a firm close. It does not pull the drawer closed and has no damper — it is not a soft-close mechanism.
Side-mount ball bearing slides in this class require nominally 1/2 inch of clearance per side. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening. Confirm the exact tolerance with the Sugatsune ESR-3813 installation spec before cutting.
18 inches is the closed slide length, not the travel distance. Because this is a full-extension slide, the drawer does travel approximately the full slide length, bringing the entire drawer out to the cabinet face — but slide length and travel are two separate specifications.
No. The ESR-3813 is non-handed — both slides in the pair are identical and fit either side of the drawer without modification.
304 stainless steel offers strong corrosion resistance and is widely used in marine and commercial environments. For fully submerged or severe saltwater exposure, verify with Sugatsune whether 316 stainless or another alloy is the better specification for your application.
Stainless steel costs more than zinc up front and earns it back in environments where a zinc slide would need replacement. If the drawer will see moisture, chemical cleaning, or salt air, the ESR-3813 is the straightforward answer — full extension, 75 lb per pair, a hold-in detent that keeps the drawer where you put it, and a material that handles the conditions without complaint.
