Creating a dolly

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Mkvackay

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hey
so i was wondering how i should make a small dolly for primarily skiing on the mountain. I was thinking something no longer then about 3 or 4 feet. I have a small consumer cam but am upgrading to hmc40 in a few months. I got a tripod now i just need thoughts on how to construct this. any thoughts would be great
 
youtube homemade camera dollys. I found some good plans last fall just randomly searching. Most use just 1 inch pvc tubing and then angle mounted roller blade wheels and the whole thing breaks down into pieces. hope it helps
 
I made one a few days ago, I made it the type where it a board and angle aluminum with skate wheels mounted onto the metal. It's 2x3 feet and super sturdy, doesn't bend or flex at all, and runs on 1 1/4 inch PVC (or 1 1/2, I forgot which). I can post pics if you want.
 
Your probably going to want something a bit longer than 3-4 feet. By the time you make your rolling dolly rock thats going to be 2-3 ft span itself, leaving only 1ft or so for your actual dolly move. As these boys said, there are 101 different directions online for different collapsable versions. I'd suggest doing a "T" style dolly setup like below....
http://www.softweigh.com/video/dolly.jpg
 
yeah this method is great. thers also called the indislider (or something like that). google it and youll find its website. it looks sweet. its like a dolly but attaches to your tripod head
 
Most likely skateboard wheels. I used skate wheels because they are flat and provide a larger sliding surface. I tried to use inline wheels, but they didn't work.
 
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