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June 14th, 2008, 04:02 AM
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Another DIY dolly
Here is a video and some pictures of my build.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_NzTRPLKDA The thing did not cost that much, and i used 16 75mm rollerblades wheels with abec5 bearings. Used regular standard aluminium plates and bent them for the wheel mount. It rolls like a charm. There is even more pictures of my DIY projects here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&id=510063049 Last edited by Vegard Paulsen; June 14th, 2008 at 04:05 AM. Reason: needed an url |
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June 14th, 2008, 05:38 AM
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Slash Rules!
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Houston, Texas
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Do your rollerblade wheels work as well as skateboard wheels? I built a crap dolly following a faulty design, using a bunch of rollerblade wheels.
Also, how did you bend the metal that holds the wheels so precisely? |
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June 15th, 2008, 04:54 AM
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I have no trouble with my rollerblade wheels :)
they work smooooth. I guess there are less contact between the pipe and the wheels with rollerbladewheels than with skateboardwheels, and since the diameter is bigger they have a smoother ride. I bent the metal with a hammer and a workbench. (my english sucks) If you measure out where you want to bend the metal, and then thighten it in a bench, you can just use our bodyweight to bend it. to even the edges out to a harder degree angle you just use a hammer and something hard to hold it against while you hit it. |
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June 15th, 2008, 05:48 AM
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Your English is fine. Better than some native speakers (just look around the internet).
Do you have any noise/squeak issues? My crap dolly rolls okay, but it makes noise, so basically no good on PVC pipe, for which it was meant. I may have tried it on metal, too. I don't recall. |
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June 15th, 2008, 06:20 AM
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mine doesnt make a sound at all.
hmm what diameter is the pvc piping you use? if the diameter is too thin the pipe gives in and gets squeezed. i use 50mm with a thickness of 1.8mm put up some pictures of it. maybe i can help you |
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June 15th, 2008, 06:42 AM
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I appreciate that, but I went through this with the guys on this board 2 years ago when I built it---bad design, period. Basically, my wheels were inline like yours, but were parallel to each other, instead of at an angle (causing the squeak). I need to rebuild the wheel part to be like yours, or any common skateboard dolly design. That's all there is to it. I don't have a project right now that would make it worthwhile, but I might get to it someday.
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June 15th, 2008, 06:45 AM
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I see :(
To bad then. But hey. You can always rebuild it. Have a nice weekend |
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June 15th, 2008, 06:51 AM
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It is too bad.
Here's the original thread about it: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=78028 There are pics in the first post. You can kind of see how the wheels are arranged, though I didn't take closeups. Maybe I can use the inline wheels I already have instead of spending $90 more on skateboard wheels. |
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June 15th, 2008, 07:00 AM
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If i where you i would reconstruct the holders for the wheels. Do it like i did or someone else that uses the same type construction.
The wheels can be reused : ) |
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June 15th, 2008, 07:17 AM
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Exactly. I wonder if my wheels are too soft, though. How hard are yours? Do you know the rating?
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June 16th, 2008, 05:00 PM
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i have no clue about the rating.
they are quite hard though. here is my second shoot with the dolly http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.ph...123#post894123 |
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June 17th, 2008, 03:18 AM
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June 17th, 2008, 04:49 PM
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New Boot
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I built a neat one - and I have a animated view of it moving here: http://www.tbcstudios.com/custom_shop.asp
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June 18th, 2008, 03:17 AM
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Quote:
I would use a fairly low rating (high rating = very hard). I used 72A for my dolly. The reason is that softer wheels will most likely be more forgiving when small bumps in the track are encountered. Regards, Andre. |
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June 18th, 2008, 03:31 AM
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Quote:
Great shots! Your solution seems to be working very well. I built a dolly very much like yours (http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=123388) and I also find that it moves very smooth and silent. I was thinking of building something small like this http://www.trevswork.com/mo/ for use with a photo camera for creating those long slow moving time lapse recordings. But your solution is pretty simple as it is, so I might try that first ;) Best regards, Andre. |
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