Drawer Slide Jig - buying advice

[JonnyW]

I wonder if you experienced cabinet/drawer fitters, could have a quick squatch at this drawer slide jig by Rockler.

It's an American made jig as I couldn't find a UK jig with UK reviews.

I have avoided installing sliding drawer runners for years, as I absolutely hate fitting them with a passion. They are designed to aid marriage break ups, or time in HM prisons.

I was reading an historic WIP post by Waka (sorry if I have that name wrong). An amazing tool cabinet that I really enjoyed watching him build. He used a drawer slide jig by Kreg - unfortunately I can't seem to find it on-line.

So I found the aforementioned jig by Rockler.

I take it, a runner is a runner, and the jig is not 'calibrated' or set up just to take US sized runners (sorry if I'm being really stupid here!).

Your advice would be appreciated.

http://www.rockler.com/rockler-universal-drawer-slide-jig#turnto-reviews-content

Thanks

Jonny

Edit - found the Rockler jig at Rutlands http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodwo...ands-guides-universal-drawer-slide-jig+dk7048

 

[moosepig]

I recently used a slight variation of this guy's technique - very easy, very accurate and no jig needed, just a few bits of hardboard or similar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy72BfqSX4I

I too was vary of installing these beasts until i saw that video and realised how much more simply it could be done than in the instructions that come with the runners

 

[JonnyW]

Nice one moosepig. A really easy way to do it.

Thanks for that.

Jonny

 

[jdeacon]

Yes. Worked for me as well. Although I was following John Heisz's version (YouTube again) of the same technique.

 

[DiscoStu]

I like that! Might have to develop some templates for different size gaps. I'm intending on making a sysport so I won't actually have sides of draws to use but will want to cope with different height systainers


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