On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:47:44 -0600, the infamous dpb
scrawled the following:

Kevin wrote:
With regards to side-mount slides, I've noticed that many slides can
be used with a maximum drawer width of 24". (I understand that the
wider the drawer, the more prone it is to racking). I had originally
planned to build some drawers that were about 36" wide, 24" deep, and
10" high, and the fact that they are wider than they are deep seems to
put them in the category of "lateral file drawers". There are
"lateral file drawer" slides available (strong and expensive) but
these seem to be overkill since my drawers will not be carrying 100s
of lbs of paper, and they also don't have the extreme aspect ratio
(very wide and very shallow) that a typical lateral file drawer has.
Has anyone built drawers of the size I am considering and used
standard side-mount drawer slides (such as the KV 8500 series)?
...

Actually, I've done so (in strict violation of manufacturers'
instructions as you note so I'm sure there will be a number of posters
just waiting to pounce given the outrage over simply using a 130V light
bulb... but, I'll venture forth anyway ) -- I've done two things:

First, simply ignored the prohibition and went ahead. No serious

OhmyCrom! You're probably one of those types who pulls the tags off
pillows and mattresses, too, aren't you? Mercy me!

--snip of the rest of a good post--

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Proper Prior Planning Prevents ****-Poor Performance