Spare parts for a filing cabinet?

 

I have a wooden filing cabinet with two drawers. All the removable
rods that hold up the hanging files are the same length - about 14
inches. However, over the years, the wood seems to have worn away a
bit around the holes on the right hand side. So now the rods won't
stay up whenever I open or close the drawer. Staples doesn't have
anything to replace them with. I'm guessing even rods that are 1/8 of
an inch longer might be OK - but I'm aiming for 1/4 inch, just so I
can have them trimmed if necessary.

So, where do I look? (No, I don't know the name of the company that
made the cabinet.)

Thanks.

Lenona.

 


You don't say where you are, but you might try someplace like this:

http://www.alro.com/

Your local Yellow Pages should have listings under "Steel Distributors
and Warehouses" or similar.  The guys at our local Alro are pretty
nice; if you took one of your rods the guys at your distributor might
be willing to match it to what they have.

You'd need a hacksaw to cut the rod stock to length.

Cindy Hamilton

 



Or, since I have some heavy-duty paper clips and other odds and ends,
and since we're all familiar with those coat hooks that don't need any
adhesive because they just hang over the top of the door, I'll see if
I can't construct something like that! In which case, I won't need
longer rods.

Thanks again to everyone.

Lenona.

 

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Any art supply store or store such as Home Depot or a local lumber yard
should have what you need. If you can remove the rods from one of the
drawers, just bring them with you and a sales associate should be able
to find what you need.