diy roller bearing system

I also made drawers for the Hilux based on 'geocacher's' plans. Made from plywood, metal slides and roller bearings, then covered with marine carpet. Much stronger than any drawer slide. My unit is 1500mm long and I doubt that I could get premade slides that long anyway.

hi john

would not know how to get hold of him , so i will give you my email .
steve@cmi.net.au
that would be great if i could get a copy

thanks john
regards froomey

I built a very similar set using the same roller system ( smaller bearings however) except using 12mm ply instead of metal for the frame, The drawers sides were made of pine (18mm shelving actually) and the bottom was ply.

I am really surprised at how well the system has held up. with most home made designs you expect to have to tinker over time to fine tune but these have just worked from day one. Much to my delight the drawers have been around now for 7 years and are going strong, many many trips including a 3 month tour of the top end where they were used every day many times.

The basic design works very well, but critical is to drill holes for the bolts that hold the bearings acurately so they all line up. loktite everthing.

I had some rough drawings and Mr Ply and wood in Blacktown cut the ply to size for me for a couple of dollars, I originally had a thicker ply in mind but the guy at the store said it was overkill and not needed.

cheers