Drawers With Out Slides

[YotaPilot]

No slides on my drawers, that way I can pull a drawer out and set it on a table or carry it to a neighboring campsite. Also lighter, simpler, and less expensive.

Any more details/write-up on these drawers? I love the simplicity.

 

[4RunAmok]

12 of these steel rollers per drawer for long drawers

http://www.mcmaster.com/#drawer-rollers/=jftm3g

6 on the bottom of the cabinet at the edges of the drawers
2 on the right and left side of the cabinet near the front opening

2 on the right and left side of the drawer near the rear to keep the drawer straight (careful to offset these so they don't hit the two mounted to the side of the cabinet for when you need to remove the drawer)
2 along the top of a brace mounted at the back of the drawer so that when the drawer is open, you're not scraping the back wall against the top of the cabinet...

Example of a cabinet I built for very heavy equipment using the steel rollers from McMaster Carr. The drawers are almost 6 feet long.

 

[YotaPilot]

12 of these steel rollers per drawer for long drawers

http://www.mcmaster.com/#drawer-rollers/=jftm3g

Those look really nice. How did you "notch out a small half-circle pocket" for the rollers to sit in? More specifically, what tool did you use?

 

[4RunAmok]

I used a Forstner Bit


I think 1 inch, 2 overlapping holes side by side to get the width to fit the roller into a 3/4" plywood.

You can pick up a set of Porter Cable bits at Lowes for a nice price.