I’m having trouble getting my drawer to fit squarely in the cabinet. I’m using european drawer slides. The cabinet is square and the drawer is square also. I’ve secured the slides to the cabinet and the drawer at equal measurements and still have one side sticking out about a 1/4 inch further than the other side. Any tricks or tips on how to easily install these drawers would be helpful.
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I can only think that something is not square or the slide is not installed correctly- I would go back and check everything. Don't use a square to check for square- Check the diagonal measurements on the drawers- they should be the same. If one diagonal is longer than the other the box is not square.
Sorry I can't be more help
Bob Van Dyke
Thank you, I went back and rechecked square, The first 2 drawers I was trying to install were out about 1/8". I contintued on and used the rest and made new, They all seem to fit better now. I am new at this wood working, Learning from my mistakes, Thank you for your help, I am sure to talk soon.
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