fixing kc556b slides

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alwaysFlOoReD
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fixing kc556b slides

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So I went to a few stores looking for steel strapping/banding. I thought it was a good idea but I guess the times are a changing....only plastic nowadays! I decided that I would try using an old hacksaw blade and grind off the teeth to make a slide removal tool. I put the blade into a vise and ground the teeth

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worked great as long as you use a good quality blade, a cheap one shatters when you try to bend it slightly on the end like you need to do to make the tool.

Here is both sides of an original stop

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While I was making the tool I saw the hole at the end of the blade and thought it looked close to the same size as the hole in the slide. I ground the blade to size and length

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Give it a slight bend to match the original stop

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The new piece goes through the hole and I used a nail as a rivet

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The "rivet" has to be peened quite flat or the drawer won't close properly. I used a punch with a 1/4" round flat end to flatten the nail and ended up using my 16 oz finishing hammer to pound it flat enough. I used a scrap piece of 1/4" flat stock under the rivet head while peening.

I fixed 4 slides and my box is working like new again!

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Nice job! Let's see a pic of your box.
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