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   john_c2 | Aug 30, 2020 02:27am | #1

   Blum Tandem slides work just fine with inset, overlay, or any other kind of drawer front, and they are amazingly smooth in operation. They are very specific as to the size of the drawer box in relation to the opening. I'm retrofitting a couple of kitchen drawers, and I found it was easier to remove the existing drawer front and attach it to a new box.

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   fivebirdscustom | Aug 31, 2020 10:00am | #2

   Yeah, Blum Tandem and many other brands all work fine with inset drawer fronts. You just size the drawer box itself to fit between the face frames with the added width of whatever slides you're using.

   Most are 1/2" per side. So, literally you just make your drawer box 1" less than the width of your opening. Any halfway decent slide should come with a drawing showing the dimensions.

   You do have to make allowances for mounting the frame to the cabinet itself. i.e. You may have to put a brac between the faceframe and the back of the cabinet to hold the slide.

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   john_c2 | Aug 31, 2020 11:09am | #3

   But don't make the drawers before you have the actual drawer slides in hand. The fit has to be pretty exact. The Blum measures from the inside of the drawer sides, not the outside. So the box needs to be a particular width for 1/2 inch sides, and a different width for 5/8 sides, etc.

   It needs to be precise.

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   user-7094555 | Sep 01, 2020 06:42am | #4

   Thanks for the great advice.

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   fivebirdscustom | Sep 01, 2020 07:21pm | #5

   Sorry.

   Yes, John_C2 is correct and I was remiss when I forgot to say that slides can all be different and you should pay attention to the particular ones you purchase.