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Default 48" wide bottom drawer

On Feb 14, 11:40 am, J Scarlett wrote:
I'm building a built-in entertainment center and am trying to figure out
the best way to design the bottom drawer. The entertainment center is
approx 48'(1200mm) wide and 24'(600mm) deep. At the very bottom I would
like to put a single drawer that is 12'(300mm) tall.

What kind of slide mechanism should I use? Side/bottom/ball
bearing/roller? (The inside bottom is flat and solid so there is a large
flat surface to utilize)

I'm thinking that because of the size and weight of the drawer the
bottom mount would provide the best support, but I've never done any
building beyond framing so any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Jason


I agree with bottom-mount. 48" wide is very wide and you might
consider 3 slides, evenly-spaced along the bottom..