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I'm wanting to create a sliding shelf by essentially adding drawer slides on top of an existing shelf and a piece of wood on top of that:

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My question is... Are regular ball bearing slides bought from the DIY shop strong enough to be used in a flat manner like this?

They weight I will be supporting is approximately 12kg

I have seen some slides online that quote a supported capacity of 40kg, but I am aware this is meant to be supported vertically and not flat.

If this is not the best idea, would there be anything more suitable?

physicsboy
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You want “center mount” or “undermount” drawer slides. Ordinary ones probably won’t work.

For example: center mount slide.

(Not, strictly speaking, an endorsement of this item, though I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed by a Lee Valley purchase.)

Aloysius Defenestrate
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