I found this article by google searching as I was having a lot of problems with my drawers on my 2 Harbor Freight work benches. The slides and tiny wood screws are definitely a problem from long term usage. I ordered these exact drawer slides from the original post but unfortunately did not read it far enough to see the drawers needed modifications. Installed the slides and had the exact problem as original post. Instead of trimming each drawer, I used a Craftsman V20 Cordless Fixed Base Router and trimmed down the sides of the drawer a tiny bit on each side allowing the slides on the drawers to recess in just a bit. Worked like a champ. Definitely more work than I wanted to do but the end result was a much better drawer than slides all the way out. I have 2 benches for my leather work so 8 drawers in total had to be modified. I personally think routing down the sides was easier than cutting the drawers but thats just me.
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Modifying Harbor Freight Workbench for Full Drawer Access
