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TroutPro
09-01-2007, 02:05 AM
Here's a few PDFs of the drawings I had my boss do for me (per my detailed sketches) hopefully he'll make these into programs sometime this weekend so I can pump out the first prototype early next week.

I went with my own design, using my best judgment, since nobody answered any of my questions in the various skater dolly threads.

The lines are grey over white, so they're super hard to see. Anyone who's computer savvy has my permission to convert the pdfs to pictures and adjust the colors so they're easier to see. I would take a crack at it, but I'm winding down from one long day and have a LONG weekend ahead of me, so I need all the sleep I can get.

Skater Dolly.pdf is the baseplate, and Skater Dolly 2.pdf has the turntable and mounting ring. All pieces will be out of 1/4" material. The first tests will be out of machine grade PVC, then I plan on going to aluminum.

My goal is to keep it at $300, but I don't know what 1/4" aluminum is going to cost, as well as 6 58mm goalie wheels, 12 bearings, and the various bolts and thumb screws, plus I've got to pay my boss for the CNC time.

Enjoy. Constructive feedback always welcome.

ryan brown
09-01-2007, 04:35 PM
I'll bite. A skater is next on my list of things to do ;)

Wait... 6 wheels? is there a design you're basing this off of, or coming up with your own?



http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/rcbrown23/Skater-Dolly.jpg


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/rcbrown23/Skater-dolly-2.jpg

TroutPro
09-01-2007, 07:43 PM
I've combined the low profile turntable from the P+S Technik with the two wheels per leg Axis Dolly. The plan is that it will function both on a smooth surface and on dolly track.

The center has a 5x5 cheese plate design which I plan on combining with my unversal 75mm bowl so I can use my fluid head.

Once I finish with this I may try to make a rocker that uses the 5x5 mounting pattern, depending on how high the finished product sits.

ryan brown
09-02-2007, 01:52 PM
Right on. Please keep this thread active with your progress... I'm interested in seeing how it all turns out.

yohann64000
02-01-2012, 08:06 AM
Thank you very much,

so interesting.

Have you got a foto of the finish result?