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September 22nd, 2006, 05:54 PM
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Dolly and some other things..pics added
Hello all!
its been some time since I have posted here..but i always check out this forum..ive been buzy as hell working on many different projects.and over this summer or I should say last year..been building a dolly ,pan and tilt system crain and steadycam. here are some pictures i took today//the dolly is baced from the CHAPMAN hydrolic system also known as the peewee dolly.. i havent recived my hydraulic parts yet..but while building put in a temporay manual lift... a car jack!..this whole thing is made from scrap steel and alluminum along with some excercise equipment for bearings rods etc etc. the reason for this? durable, portable and seconds to set up..when dealing with location shooting..time is everything. anyway only thing left to do now is tweak out some small details and dress it up a bit..hope you like. Pete CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS TO ENLARGE [img=http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/967/dolly1ia3.th.jpg] [img=http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3108/dolly2ve5.th.jpg] [img=http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/5047/dolly4sx4.th.jpg] [img=http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/292/dolly3ln4.th.jpg] http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3509/dvc05498vh1.jpg |
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September 22nd, 2006, 05:58 PM
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Do you think maybe you can make them bigger please?
Thanks in advance! ~Gabriel~ |
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September 22nd, 2006, 06:00 PM
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I noticed that too..should be good now
Pete |
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September 22nd, 2006, 06:11 PM
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Looks great! Do you have any footage?
How much do you think you spent? Keep up the good work! ~Gabriel~ |
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September 23rd, 2006, 01:19 AM
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no footage yet but i will put some test stuff together when I get some free time if any...lol
for everthing in the last year? steadycam, dolly, jib, motors .wires screws pant and so on...at least 1500.00 in matrials Pete |
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September 23rd, 2006, 01:34 AM
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I bet now you know why Chapman internally values a PeeWee at about $150K!
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September 23rd, 2006, 08:47 AM
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ya your not kidding..especialy the real chapman dolly that thing is insanely awsome..i had a many nights wanting to hang myself just to figure out how to keep the camera mount level when it moves up and down..not ok level.. but REALLLY level and study for a few hundred pounds
http://www.chapman-leonard.com/products.html Pete |
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September 23rd, 2006, 09:58 PM
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some other parts
any canadian guys or gals out here or close by and need to borrow some equipment let me know..Id hate to see this sit now...its not like I film everday.
hope you like the new pics ill update more later [img=http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/1558/pantilt1ze5.th.jpg] [img=http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8397/jib1ni5.th.jpg] [img=http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6208/jib2pk0.th.jpg] |
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September 23rd, 2006, 10:40 PM
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Congrats on your work Pete!
I agree, Chapman or JL Fisher dollies are some of the most fascinating pieces of machinery I have ever seen. I've spent many late nights reading their patents to figure out how they work and I'm still clueless. The transmission system for the different steering modes boggles the mind. It's a rat's nest of chains and sprockets but from the dolly grip's perspective, all it is a flip of lever or a twist of a grip. That's what I love about these things. The incredible mechanical complexity of it all is so transparent to the operator. |
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September 23rd, 2006, 10:55 PM
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Way back when, on my very first day as a P.A. I helped hump a PeeWee off the grip truck (in '87 or so, on Rescue 911!); the grips got in a discussion about how supposedly the tolerances on some parts of the dolly are so tight, that Chapman has to machine replacement part mating surfaces on an individual basis for each dolly.
I'd love to know if that's actually true... (here's the poor PeeWee I used on a shoot in November, with a full day of fuller's earth raining from the ceiling)
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September 24th, 2006, 03:10 PM
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In any case, these things sure are neat. I wish I owned one just so I could have one around the house as a conversation piece =) |
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November 12th, 2006, 03:44 PM
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Very cool - did you design everything yourself from the ground up?
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November 12th, 2006, 10:01 PM
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niec work
well some how its no surprise that its peter mander that came up with this rig... i bought my Xl1 from him almost a year ago now. and just the fancy little extras that he had custom built for that camera were impresive.. youve taken custom buislt creativity to a whole new level
nice work pete p.s. your camera is still doing amazingly well MEKHAEL |
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December 10th, 2006, 04:48 PM
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That really is awesome.
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