Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

Chris

On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:01:05 -0000, "Real Ale"
wrote:

Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

_Silicone_ furniture polish.

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Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.
What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

Try rubbing them with candle wax

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Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

I think the traditional solution is to rub them with a candle.

Real Ale wrote:
Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

Chris

Rub Candle wax along the mating surfaces.

Chris.

On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:01:05 -0000, "Real Ale"
wrote:

Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

Chris

If it's just friction, then a rub with a candle may do. Don't be
tempted into any oils or sprays.

If it's because the drawers are pulling out of square and jamming in
the carcase, then you used to be able to get wee nylon plastic gismos
that screwed to the centre back of the drawer and extended down to
engage with a piece of side-grooved wooden rail - just a bit of 2x1
easily grooved and inserted into most carcases under the drawers.
Held the drawer central as it moved in and out, and provided a stop as
well. A lot cheaper than commercial rail systems, especially on a
number of drawers. Haven't seen those wee fitments in many years,
though. I used a lot of them, but for the life of me can't remember
what they were actually called.

They looked something like this - you'll need to be in a fixed-pitch
font to see it:

+----------------------+
| |
| O O |
| |
| |
| +----------------+ |
| | | |
| +---+ +---+ |
| | | |
+------+ +------+

Perhaps someone here knows what they're actually called and if you can
still get them.

John

Real Ale explained on 06/12/2005 :
Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?


Candle wax.

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Real Ale wrote:
Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
they run wood on wood and keep sticking.

What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
easy to fit runners. ?

Chris

wipe a smear of washing up liquid on with a finger, let it dry, which
it does very quickly. I think soap gives less friction than candlewax,
and is less prone to gunking up with dirt.

NT

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:41:36 GMT, "Harry Bloomfield"
wrote:

| Real Ale explained on 06/12/2005 :
| Our pine furniture is good quality but the drawers don't have runners,
| they run wood on wood and keep sticking.
|
| What's the best lubricant to make them easier to move , or is it
| easy to fit runners. ?
|
|
| Candle wax.

Agreed IME candle was works like a dream.
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