Thread: Fridge slide and tilt?

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    Default Fridge slide and tilt?

    Hi guys,

    I was reviewing a link that D4Dave from Australia posted regarding his drawer system build.

    The build is excellent, but I especially like this:



    Much easier for loading and unloading!

    The slide is from Black Widow Storage Systems (which sells some pretty awesome storage systems I might add), but the key is the hinge installed. It looks to me though that the hinge is the only thing that mounts the slider to the drawers now - not sure how ideal that is.

    Thoughts?

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    I like but would be afraid of a front end impact with a fully loaded fridge. The amount of force that the hinge would take may cause to free and be a 100lb projectile.
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    Quote Originally Posted by flyingwil
    I like but would be afraid of a front end impact with a fully loaded fridge. The amount of force that the hinge would take may cause to free and be a 100lb projectile.
    That's what I'm thinking about too...

    So how could we have the best of both worlds? A hinge and a solid mount? Some kind of quick release?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mountainpete
    That's what I'm thinking about too...

    So how could we have the best of both worlds? A hinge and a solid mount? Some kind of quick release?
    A quick release in the front with a pin would do the trick, not too sure how much shear strength it would need though.
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    That is just what I need to do. My drawers are 12" tall and my rig is about to become pretty high. I figure a single pin would allow the fridge to slide and also allow the fridge to tilt. Since I have ambulance doors, I'll have to come up with a limiting strap to stop the fridge at the right angle.
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