Donwill wrote:
I have an Ostaline 2 drawer grey metal filing cabinet, I need to
remove the drawers to make some mods to the case. Does anyone know if
there is a little catch or toggle that releases the slide to remove
drawers. I don't want to damage the mechanism by being a bit rough
with it.

Angle grinder.


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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Donwill wrote:

I have an Ostaline 2 drawer grey metal filing cabinet, I need to
remove the drawers to make some mods to the case. Does anyone know if
there is a little catch or toggle that releases the slide to remove
drawers. I don't want to damage the mechanism by being a bit rough
with it.


Angle grinder.



It may come to that since I cannot find anything that remotely looks
like a toggle or a catch gismo.
Don

Angle grinder.

It may come to that since I cannot find anything that remotely looks
like a toggle or a catch gismo.

In that case do what I suggested: pull up the front of the drawer when
it gets to its limit, then pull outwards again: there's probably two
sets of overlapping castors in rails, in there.

Cheers
John

Donwill wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:

Angle grinder.

It may come to that since I cannot find anything that remotely looks
like a toggle or a catch gismo.

Perhaps if you were to put some detail photos on line somewhere
we might be able to make suggestions. Whilst not impossible, I
don't think the easiest construction methods would make the
drawers permanent.

One of mine has little plastic devices for release, but the
cheaper one simply has metal tabs on the slides locating in slots
in the drawer.

Chris
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