HOW TO FIT DRAWER FRONT ON TANDEMBOX DEEP
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This page shows the quickest and easiest way to mark out and fit your drawer front |
If you would prefer to watch a video of this procedure, click here
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Tools and materials required.
- Your drawer front
- Complete drawer box kit
- Measuring tape
- Set square or similar
- Pencil
- Cordless drill driver or equivalent
- 10mm drill bit
- Tape to mark depth of drill
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- Completed drawer box is in position
- The position of the top holes on the fixing brackets have to be transferred onto the drawer front
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- Measure from the outside of the base unit to the centre of the top hole on the fixing plate
- For your reference, this size should be around 33mm
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- Lay your drawer front as shown with the inside top marked in pencil
- REMEMBER to deduct the side clearance before marking the drawer front
- Just to clarify, the side clearance is 4mm because the unit is 500mm wide and the drawer front is 496mm wide
- This 4mm is halved to give 2mm clearance per side
- Mark the line on your drawer front as shown
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- Measure from the underside of the upper drawer front to the centre of the top hole on the fixing plate
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- REMEMBER to deduct the top clearance before marking the drawer front
- To clarify, the top clearance is usually 4mm - 5mm
- Mark the line on your drawer front as shown
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- You are now ready to attach the fixing plate to the drawer front
- The fixing plate must be removed from the drawer side
- First remove the plastic cover by pulling from bottom corner as shown
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- Using Phillips screwdriver follow instructions below
- Push screwdriver in until the small sprung plate moves up as shown
- This exposes the full crossed slot allowing you to push screw driver in
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- Now twist clockwise as shown
- As you twist clockwise, the plate should move out then fully release
- Repeat the same on the other side
- You can now fit the plates to the drawer front
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- Place the plate as shown with the hole in position over the pencil marks
- Where the lines cross marks the centre of the top hole on the fixing plate
- Screw the plate into position using the 15mm screws supplied
- Repeat for the other plate
- You are now ready to drill the holes for the gallery rails
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- Extend the marked line as shown as this is also the centre line for gallery rail
- Measure along 128mm from first hole in fixing plate and mark a line as shown
- This line marks the centre of the 10mm hole for your gallery rail
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- Put tape on to the 10mm drill marking the depth of the gallery rail end
- This will prevent drilling too deep or coming through the front of your drawer face
- Drill both sides to the required depth
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- Put the end of the gallery rail in the 10mm hole at right angles as shown
- When you straighten the rail, the end expands and becomes a tight fit in the hole
- With both rails in place, you are now ready to fit the front on to the box
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- With the drawer box slill in position in the runners proceed as below
- Hold the drawer front as shown and line up the plates
- Push the drawer front into the sides until both sides click into place
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- Next, line up the gallery rails with the fixing at the back, and push down to click into position
- With the drawer front now in position, you can check the clearance all round and decide on adjustments required
- See below for procedure to adjust your drawer front.
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- Drawer front can be adjusted as shown in photo
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- Top of drawer front can be adjusted out or in by turning orange barrel as shown
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- When adjustment is complete, slide the square cover as shown
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- When you are happy with adjustments and drawer front clearance, click the plastic covers back into place as shown.
- The drawer box installation is now complete and you can re-fit the handle or knob.
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