UHMW Tape - Ever use it?

Rennie Heuer

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I have some drawers I built for another project that could not be used (don't ask why :doh:). I thought I might use them in a shop storage project but want to keep the case as simple as possible - just a plywood box with shelves and the drawers would fit in between the shelves. Since they were made to be inset drawers, I'm having trouble finding slides that don't require a large clearance all around, even the under mounts. So, I was thinking (always dangerous :huh:) that I could just put a UHMW tape strip on the bottom of the drawer sides and where the sides would ride in the box.

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Anybody have any luck with this type of set up?
 
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I have used it on the bottom of fences for my jointer and table saw just to prevent any scratching while moving them without any problems Rennie.
 
I used it on the one and only refinishing project I did for LOML (Grandma's chest of drawers). Worked great. Drawers are used EVERY day and I finished the job a couple years ago. No failures. I put the tape in the carcass, not on the drawers.
 
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I used it on the one and only refinishing project I did for LOML (Grandma's chest of drawers). Worked great. Drawerrs are used EVERY day and I finished the job a couple years ago. No failures. I put the tape in the carcass, not on the drawers.

Thanks Glenn, and thanks everyone! I think this might be just the ticket for this project.
 
I used some on the drawers in one of our bathrooms. It helped a lot, and it's still working great 5 or 6 years later. :thumb: I also have some on my vertical tablesaw sled, and it has also worked out very nicely.
 
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