Does the slide 'lock' in the extended position? In other words, does the keyboard drawer have an active locking mechanism to prevent retracting?
1247845
It does "lock," but not in the way I believe you are saying (there is no latch to unlock it if that's what you mean). If you extend it out fully, it will "lock" but a push will retract it back in. Just the same when it is fully retracted, it "locks" into place there as well, but again, with a slight pull, it comes unlocked. It is not a free flowing slide. Confusing I know, but I hope it makes some sense.
1247846
Hi Dave, No but it doesn't glide back easily either. It requires some level of light force to move it in either direction. If you are typing "down" onto the keyboard I think you will be fine.
1247847
Yes, it does. If you pull it out to its maximum extent it clicks into place.
1680904
I don't know. Just know this says it has a slide out keyboard and it does not.
1627548
Yes, the keyboard tray screws from underneath. If you can see in the picture, there are two little metal tabs on each side. What ever piece you're using for the keyboard tray will sit on these tabs, and then be screwed through the hole in the tabs to secure the tray to the slides. There are holes on the side, so you could feasibly screw it on the side, but you'd have to have flat screws and really sink them or they would be in the way of the slide. I think it will be much more stable to screw it through the tabs on the bottom.
290041
Yes, when the doors are open parallel to the sides, the keyboard will slide in and out. The track for the shelf that the keyboard sits on is on the interior sides of the unit, so as long as the doors can open straight out or slightly greater than 90 degrees from their starting point, the keyboard tray will slide all the way out.
223269
It has regular drawer slides on it & can be moved in and out. We really like ours. It's great for limited space!
1336110
No, the slider does not lock at all. The only solution I found was to have my students use a piece of tape to hold it in place. :-(
768320
It does not lock, it just slides, one half inside the other. So you do not want to pull on one end to move it, but it is easy to just grab it from the side.
1950128
I don't know, I never tried to remove it because it's what I like most about the product. Instead of sliding straight out like a typical drawer, it drops out and down at a tilt, so it is not at all cumbersome and does not get in the way of your keyboard. I keep the riser at work or else I'd test it out for you to see if it's removable. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
2174180
With the longer track, the keyboard tray can retract fully under the desk surface. When using the shorter track, part of the tray sticks out of the desk edge when retracted. I guess this depends on your mounting option though. If the desk is not deep enough to take the longer track, you will have to use the shorter one.
2210100
No. But its something I am fine with. Sometimes I scoot my chair on wheels, too far forward, and the drawer closes a little; have to pull back out. My problem was leaning to hard on the drawer over the years, broke the plastic screw slots off, where it became annoyingly loose.
163292
I have not. I have installed and used two of these and never had that problem. It is not auto retracting.
1655848
It is adjustable as you open and close it. If I understand your question correctly, it does not lock to a certain width, but, rather, will retract as you need it.
1639663
No, it doesn't lock open if you pull or push it all the way. There are other brands here in Amazon that offer that feature.
142958
If you mount according to directions, the slide is at the edge of the bottom of hte desk. The drawer adjustment knob is then in front of the desk if you have it all the way up. And it can extend another 1-2" out in front of the desk, if you want. The tray can raise so that the bottom of the tray, so the bottom of your keyboard, is about flush with the bottom of the desk edge.
1969296
There was no lock on mine. One disappointment I had with file drawer is that once I put files in it, a few days later it stopped closing completely. Feels like it's off track, but if I lift it up higher it will close. Very inconvenient if you use the drawer daily so mine now remains open about 2-3 inches. Other than that, I love the desk.
267597
No, you just place the magnet against the cabinet, you don't slide it around. Some of mine don't even touch the cabinet and the lock releases. Depending on how thick the wood is.
1350375
No there is not lock but I had the stand for couple month and it does not move when I'm typing.