Ive always been interested in the draw sliders aswell that people use...Ive never seen that part of it close up and always wondered how people do this part of the projects....yeah pics would be great.
Here are the pic of the runner system I've made. Works great so far but don't have any weight in the drawer yet.
See what you think of the finished product before you put the orders in. This is my 4th attempt at setting the tray up. Every time I had a good idea it seem to be worse not better.
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James
jiggins
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Jiggins, thanks for those pics, I know understand how they slide....a set of rollers screwed to the side with a c-channel that slides inbetween them...cool
just a thought with with channel the way it is it won't be very strong, once you have weight in it it'll probably bend .
Mine is a similar setup but the channel is the other way around and the only thing with aluminium is it's a bit soft, mine with the weight in it has started to crack the aluminium where the bearings sit and now the draws are binding up.
I'm going to take them out and get some stainless steel RHS and screw it to the side of the draws then it should be all good again hopefully.
James to give the aluminium section a little more strength you could possibly make up a wooden block to fit inside the U channel this would box the section giving it a bit more strength as well. I've got to go and pick up some steel in the next few days and see if I can get some pricing on 32 x 25 x 2.5wall tube. You could replace the alloy section with this and I could weld some stops on it for you too. Mick is right the alloy will give you trouble after a period of time. Cheers Mark
Top work! that is basically how I designed my first set of draws in the Hilux... worked really well. Still have plenty of pics somewhere perhaps I should post them up... unfortunately when my car went into the Perth 4WD Show for K&N 4WD they didn't approve of my draws so they gave me a set of Black Widow ones.
Yeah if you could get a price Mark that would be great the Aluminium was all i could find around the house. The Ally is 3mm thick wall i did think of the weight so i put it on the ground and jumped on it a few times and didn't bend so figured i'd give it a go and se what happens.
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James
jiggins
My 2005 Dual Cab Hilux Garden Ornament will move again one day.
Yep... One Day.
Update: My 2005 Dual Cab Hilux Garden Ornament is back on the road.
Ok the run down on Pricing for those interested: 3 sheet ply 2.4m x 1.2m 12mm thick CD Sanded 2 sides $95.00 14 Bearings $55.00 2.5m x 2m Marine Carpet $100.00 Barrel Bolt to keep drawer closed (approx) $15.00 Screws, Bolts, nuts and washers for bearings (approx) $30.00 TOTAL $295.00
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James
jiggins
My 2005 Dual Cab Hilux Garden Ornament will move again one day.
Yep... One Day.
Update: My 2005 Dual Cab Hilux Garden Ornament is back on the road.