My homemade skater dolly
18/03/10 16:20 Filed in: Technical stuff
My homemade skater dolly (thanks to DP Bill Hawkins for the inspiration)
The body and wheel cages were cnc-milled from thick plywood to allow mounting of heavy 35mm rigs. For the wheel holders and washers I used POM as material. I’ve designed the scale in Illustrator and printed it on glossy paper. Afterwards they were fixed with screws below each acrylic disc. With the laser pointer I can adjust the wheels so that the dolly is able to move precisely around different points or objects. This dolly produces very smooth curved and straight moves, though I need a little practice with it.
The body and wheel cages were cnc-milled from thick plywood to allow mounting of heavy 35mm rigs. For the wheel holders and washers I used POM as material. I’ve designed the scale in Illustrator and printed it on glossy paper. Afterwards they were fixed with screws below each acrylic disc. With the laser pointer I can adjust the wheels so that the dolly is able to move precisely around different points or objects. This dolly produces very smooth curved and straight moves, though I need a little practice with it.
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