August 13, 2010 – Many people do not realize that finding replacement file cabinet parts like a Hon file cabinet lock or a set of filing cabinet drawer slides is so easy. There is actually a good number of quality after market parts manufacturers out there who supply replacement parts for virtually all major brands of office furniture as well as generic and antique furniture. With these companies easily available online there’s little reason to overpay for repair or replacement of your broken file cabinet.
The thing to remember is that the major furniture makers are not in the business of low margin parts although they doo offer these parts as most of their pieces of furniture are under warrantee. It may take a little more elbow grease and a bit of drive to save some money but these parts are available if you contact the company.
After market manufacturers make the process of repairing your file cabinet parts even easier because they offer generic items that are designed to fit almost any model of file cabinet or desk drawer. If your lock is broken a generic file cabinet lock from one of these online retailers will likely fit. Buying it online will require you wait a few days to get your cabinet working again and it will take some manual labor on your part to do the repair but when faced with the cost of replacing an entire file cabinet the savings are substantial.
Most replacement cabinet part retailers have pieces and parts which are specific to name brand furniture so make sure to find out if this is the case. There may be generic parts which will work for your cabinet but if there are parts specifically designed for your brand of cabinet they may fit better. Of course these will cost a tiny bit more but overall the saving will remain very high when compared to buying a whole new file cabinet.