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

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

I see :(
To bad then. But hey. You can always rebuild it.
Have a nice weekend

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.

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 : )

Exactly. I wonder if my wheels are too soft, though. How hard are yours? Do you know the rating?

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

or the link directly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uxQTLxhv3E

I built a neat one - and I have a animated view of it moving here: http://www.tbcstudios.com/custom_shop.asp

Hi Josh,

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.

Hi Vegard,

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.