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Side-mount ball-bearing drawer slides: Accuride 3832 (12 to 28 in) and Knape & Vogt 8400 / 8450 / 4400: height, 1/2 in side space, 32 mm hole pattern

What are the dimensions of a standard side-mount ball-bearing drawer slide: height, side clearance (1/2 in), lengths, and the mounting hole pattern? · Standard part · basis: Accuride 3832 data sheets (AA and EC), Knape & Vogt catalog PDFs; hole-position tables are not used where the extraction was unreliable

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Exact dimensions. Every file is drawn at true size with no tolerance added. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your process's clearance before making the part. Mating features

sizes: 17 in table

Notes

Side-mount ball-bearing drawer slides are sold in pairs by length and are all drawn for the same 1/2 in (12.7 mm) of space on each side of the drawer box: Accuride 3832 specifies the side space as '.50 in + .031 / −0' (12.7 mm +0.8 / −0), Knape & Vogt as '1/2 in + 1/32 in / −0' per side for the 8400, 8450 and most of its side-mount range (the 1805 roller slide: 12.7 +0.8 / −0 mm). So a drawer box is the opening width minus 1 in (25.4 mm), plus the tolerance: Accuride's 3832EC sheet says 'drawer box construction 1-1/16 in (27.0 mm) less than the cabinet opening for best performance'.
Accuride 3832 (full extension, 100 lb per pair, 18 in slides in a 16 in drawer cycled 50,000 times): slide height 1.80 in (45.6 to 45.7 mm); lengths 12 to 28 in in 2 in steps, slide length 300 to 700 mm (the nominal inch length is the travel: 3832-C24 is 600 mm long and 610 mm travel); minimum drawer width 10 in for 12 to 16 in slides, 12 in for 18 to 22 in and 14 in for 24 to 28 in; hold-in detent, cam drawer adjust, vertical adjustment ±1/16 in (±1.6 mm), maximum cam head height 1/16 in. Mounting thickness printed on the sheet: 1/8 in (3.2 mm) for conventional mounting and 5.2 mm for 32 mm system mounting. Hole sizes printed: .172 in (4.4 mm) typical, .180 × .375 in slots, .187 × .310 in slots and .250 in (6.4 mm) round; the slot positions are printed as a table of lettered dimensions (224, 320, 352, 416, 448, 480, 544 mm ... depending on length) that the sheet read could not be reliably matched to the letters, so the per-length hole positions are not tabled. The 3832EC sheet gives the EC travel as 12.19 in (307 mm) for the 14 in size and 16 to 28 in as in the AA table.
Knape & Vogt (catalog PDFs): the 8400 family (8400, 8405, 8407, 8414, 8417, 8419, 8430, 8450FM, 8455FM) is 1-13/16 in high with the 32 mm hole pattern with 'direct access' mounting and a recommended maximum drawer width of 24 in; the 8350 / 8355 / 8357 are 1-3/8 in (35 mm) high, the 4400 / 4430 / 4450 are 1-13/32 in (36 mm), the 1300 is 3 in. Hole spacing as printed for the 8450FM: cabinet member 1-1/4 in (32 mm), 3-3/4 in (96 mm) and 2-1/2 in (64 mm) (the sheet extraction is partly garbled, so these are the multiples of 32 mm of the 32 mm system, not independently verified); drawer member 7/16 in (11 mm) and 1/2 in (13 mm). K&V load classes are 'pound class' guides, not rated loads.
Not covered: undermount, heavy-duty, ball-bearing slides with over-travel in other makers' catalogues, and the plastic roller slides. The 15-series T-slot bench slides are on their own page. No file: the slide section is not published as numbers (the sheets print outline drawings only).

Side-mount ball-bearing drawer slides: Accuride 3832 (12 to 28 in)… size chart

slide	nominal length	slide length, mm (in)	travel, mm (in)	slide height, mm (in)	side clearance per side	minimum drawer width (Accuride) / note	load class	hole pattern / notes
Accuride 3832-C12	12 in	300 (11.81 in)	305 (12.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	10 in (254 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C14	14 in	350 (13.78 in)	356 (14.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	10 in (254 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C16	16 in	400 (15.75 in)	406 (16.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	10 in (254 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C18	18 in	450 (17.72 in)	457 (18.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	12 in (305 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C20	20 in	500 (19.69 in)	508 (20.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	12 in (305 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C22	22 in	550 (21.65 in)	559 (22.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	12 in (305 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C24	24 in	600 (23.62 in)	610 (24.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	14 in (356 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C26	26 in	650 (25.59 in)	660 (26.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	14 in (356 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Accuride 3832-C28	28 in	700 (27.56 in)	711 (28.00 in)	45.6 – 45.7 (1.80 in)	12.7 +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0)	14 in (356 mm)	100 lb (45.5 kg)	32 mm system
Knape & Vogt 8400 / 8407	8 – 28 in (8407: 10 – 28)	—	—	1-13/16 in (46)	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	max. drawer width 24 in recommended (84xx)	100 lb class	32 mm pattern, direct access
Knape & Vogt 8405 (1 in over-travel)	10 – 28 in	—	—	1-13/16 in	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	max. drawer width 24 in recommended (84xx)	90 lb class	32 mm pattern
Knape & Vogt 8450FM (soft-close)	12 – 28 in	—	—	1-13/16 in	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	max. drawer width 24 in recommended (84xx)	100 lb class	32 mm and traditional; cabinet member 1-1/4 (32), 3-3/4 (96), 2-1/2 (64) in/mm as printed
Knape & Vogt 8455FM (soft-close, 1 in over-travel)	16 – 28 in	—	—	1-13/16 in	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	max. drawer width 24 in recommended (84xx)	90 lb class	32 mm and traditional
Knape & Vogt 8350	12 – 30 in	—	—	1-3/8 in (35 mm)	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	—	75 lb class	32 mm pattern, lever disconnect
Knape & Vogt 4400 / 4430 / 4450	10 – 28 in (4430, 4450: 10 – 24)	—	—	1-13/32 in (36 mm)	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	—	65 lb class	lever release / push-to-open / soft-close
Knape & Vogt 1300	12 – 28 in	—	—	3 in	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	—	75 lb class	ball bearing, positive stop lever
Knape & Vogt 1284	300 – 650 mm	—	—	1-9/32 in (32.5 mm)	1/2 in + 1/32 / −0 per side (K&V: 'most side-mount slides')	—	75 lb class	ball-bearing rollers, epoxy finish

Mating features

Drawn at the exact size. Open press, slide, run and socket features by your process's clearance (tolerances by process); leave designed gaps and clamp fits as drawn.

feature	exact	mates with	fit	files
side space	12.7 mm +0.8 / −0 (1/2 in + 1/32 / −0) per side	the cabinet opening: drawer box width = opening width − 25.4 mm (Accuride 3832EC: 27.0 mm less for best performance)	designed	all
mounting system	32 mm system (Accuride: mounting thickness 5.2 mm for 32 mm system, 3.2 mm conventional)	32 mm line-bore holes in the cabinet side; vertical slot spacing as printed	designed	all

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Accuride (datasheets.com copy)	3832-C24AA data sheet: slide length / travel for 12 to 28 in, height 1.80 in, side space .50 +.031 / -0, 32 mm system, minimum drawer width	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
Accuride (tech sheet)	3832EC next-gen tech sheet: 1.80 in x 1/2 in, side space 12.7 +0.8 / -0, 100 lb	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
Knape & Vogt (catalog PDF, Unilog copy)	Drawer slide catalog: models 8400, 8405, 8450FM, 4400, 8350, 1300 etc.: height, lengths, load class, 1/2 in + 1/32 / -0 side clearance, 32 mm pattern	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
Knape & Vogt (catalog PDF, Orgill copy)	Drawer slide catalog: light, medium and MuV slides, clearances and hole patterns	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

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