Runners for Pullout Shelf

[mbeamethyst]

Hi, I am thinking of putting a shelf (probably from an offcut of Corian/HiMac from the worktops) into a kitchen unit that I can pull out when required for an additional worktop area. I'm looking for drawer runners that would attach under the shelf or in such a way that they're not visible when the shelf is pulled out. Any suggestions?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

If you did this, what would the pull out be used for?
It would not be that rigid unlees extra support would be offered to it.
Any standard draw runner would allow you to have a pull out.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/20420...-_-Datafeed-_-Kitchens-_-Drawer Runners 550mm

 

[TicklyT]

19" racking sytems, as used in datacomms / IT environments often feature heavy duty pullout runners.

Just one picked at random:-

 

[foxhole]

To avoid seeing the supports you would need long reach brackets like those found in a plans chest etc, though there used to be purpose made units which were disguised as draw fronts but pulled out to reveal worktop.

 

[mbeamethyst]

As I said it would be used as a pullout additional worktop area - I'd use it to put washing on after it was taken out of the machine or as an additional working surface or somewhere to sit at to read a magazine - effectively a small table/worktop area that can sit inside a cupboard when not required. The whole point of it would be so that you didn't see any runners when you pulled the shelf out of the cupboard and don't want to go to the extent of a pullout table as its only for one person for occasional use.