Huot late 50's slider

[Core]

Anyone know where to get a late 50's slider for a tool chest? Bought a rolling cart and a tool chest in a garage sale and I'm fixing them up right now. Bottom is KR-558 Snap On 1971 and the top is a Huot from the late 50's maybe early 60's.

The problem is I'm missing a slider on the Huot box. Anyone know where to get one or some sort of generic that might work?


Apparently I have to post 5 times to link to high res pics for you.

 

[Core]

OK think I hit enough posts to post links now.

 

[Core]

Finished Snap On KR558

 

[Core]

Slider in question. Huot does not carry any parts for their old products. Got to be some sort of H-channel out there that I can cut down to size or something? At the moment I can't find anything that will work for a slider.





Anyone have an idea of what to do or where to go? Had the though that if I have too I will cut one slider in half and that will be enough to have the drawer sit right in the chest, won't be fully functional but that might work well enough.

 

[The Cobbler]

do you have 1/2" clearance on both sides of the drawer? maybe you can use a full extension euro style drawer slide

 

[Core]

The reason I came here is I found this on this site. Exact chest https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175438 but it's in much better shape.

 

[Core]

I would have to check on how much clearance I have in there??

 

[The Cobbler]

the full extension slides need 1/2" clearance on each side . they are available in all sorts of lengths. I replaced a damaged husky slide with one & it works great. not going to get an award for being manufacturer correct, but it works, and better than the OEM do

 

[Core]

Those are good enough pics to see the whole set up.