LIBERTY 942205 Soft Close Bearing 22 Inch Review

Image is not for sale. The blue soft close mechanism shown is for the Promark rail. The Freedom Guide has a different gray mechanism. The Promark has a flat edge while the Liberty has a ribbed edge. These instructions are not compatible with each other. I bought them (because of the picture) to add to the Promark guides. I had to finish some drawers that use 3 rails per shelf. I had to change the order to make sure I got all the same types for this project. However, I like the Liberty manual…

Due to the amount of plastic used in the side rail retraction mechanism, I didn't find this design and style to be very durable. The last pair I bought only lasted 2+ years and then broke (the soft close extension stopped working - it slammed shut) - it was in a drawer with spoons, knives and forks so change it many times a day. I have 12 pairs in my kitchen. I have two that fail after a few days. I'm slowly going through different manufacturers and styles hoping to find one that actually…

We used them on large dressers in a van. They're easy to put on if your measurements are perfect, if they're a little off, tie them up and stay in place. The included screws are the most likely place to break them, so I threw them away and replaced them with my own. The only real complaint is that the length of these slides suggests they are rated for a larger drawer than the weight they are actually rated for. With a maximum weight of 50 pounds, once you've built a box out of plywood you won't

I built an 8 drawer base cabinet using 16 of these slides. Several kits broke due to Revain not using packaging material in the box. The slides are heavy and the cardboard causes the plastic soft close mechanisms to break as the slides bang into the cardboard and support things when delivered to me. In two months I installed these slides, every one of them failed in one way or another. From just a sticky/difficult to close and open mechanism to the worst - totally failed soft close in our most…

I've been building my cabinets for years and have been using this type of slide (non-soft-close) for quite some time. This was the first time I bought this type of slide closure feature. Because I build drawer cabinets out of melamine-faced chipboard, questions about weak hardwood screws aren't an issue for me. The only thing I noticed is that they take more force to open than a slide without a soft close. Why is this? The answer is how they create a smooth finish. When you close the drawer…