yes these drawers will see some service.  i hope i have over engineered the
frame.

good idea re the weatherstrip....i have seen teflon tape used in a similar
fashion. i'll have a look in the local warehouse and see what i can muster up.

it appears i have a dozen dados to cut...am so glad i can use the 19mm as
originally planned:-)

thanks folks.

Cheers,
Mal

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> On 18 Apr 2014, at 21:58, Ed Minch  wrote:
> 
> For heavy drawers - try this.
> 
> At any big box or hardware store, by a roll of “v-seal” - a slippery plastic
weatherstrip.  You are supposed to cut a length, fold down a score mark along
the length to form a “V” in section, then pull a piece of paper off an adhesive
strip along one leg and stick it to your door or window frame.
> 
> Just cut a length, and without folding, pull the paper and stick it to your
wooden drawer slide.  I just measured the stuff I use at .010”, so it doesn’t
take up much room.
> 
> I figured this one out in the mid 80’s when we bought a very nice 1815 or so
chest of drawers.  The slides and the drawer sides that bear on them were
showing signs of a little wear and I didn’t want to splice a piece in or replace
anything.  I added these strips and they are still there working as intended -
the drawers have always been very easy to open.  I have used the stuff a couple
of other times.
> 
> By the way, energy efficiency is my profession and this material is the best
of the weatherstrips as long as the surface you are sticking it to is smooth and
clean - we rub a paper towel with alcohol over it.  We have used miles of it!
> 
> http://www.frostking.com/king-y-seal-
weatherstrip/">http://www.frostking.com/king-y-seal-weatherstrip/
> no affiliation, yada yada yada
> 
> Ed Minch
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 18, 2014, at 9:27 AM, Kirk Eppler  wrote:
>> 
>> Just keep them well waxed.  That garage sale where I picked up the
>> Power arm a few weeks back had built ball bearing rollers into some of his
>> wooden slides.  They were sweet.
>