Well here are some pictures/video of MY dolly!!

[MattC]

All the cool kids were doing it....

Yes, I would jump off a bridge if my friend John did...

No, mom, I'm not on drugs... *I was just holding that for Pookie...

Check it out and tell me what you think. *I need more practice (as does my dolly grip - the beautiful Wendy) but all in all I'm very happy with it!!

http://www.birthofthecool.com/dolly.html

Matt

[dakotapod]

I dig the dolly Matt. Looks solid! The plugs for the tripod look pretty solid. The footage is too jumpy on my internet PC. I'll have to transfer it to my editor.

PS - You drink too much! *;)

Why is it whenever I see pictures of someone here they never look anything like the "character" I have in my head? Good thing I'm not a casting agent.

[MattC]

PS - You drink too much! *;)

Think that has anything to do with my stability issues? ;)

Up until today I thought you looked like Johnny Depp!

[dakotapod]

Monkey is closer to the real deal and also reflects my intelligence

[Shaw]

hehe. It would certainly be amusing to have a DVXuser gallery :D.

[aerosolcheese]

Nice. Note to self... go to home depot.

[J.R. Hudson]

Dakota

I miss the J Depp avatar. *That was you man.

MattC

Awesome! *Instant PRODUCTION VALUE! *Love it! *I cannot wait to see your next film using this tool! *BTW I love the pin up girls; very cool!

[Dests]

Great dolly! Got any ideas for a crane/jib thingy for a tripod without actually getting a crane? I would love to have a crane shot as part my arsenal of shots I can do.

[MattC]

Dests,

That's my next project. I might make a jib/crane/pedestal that mounts directly to the dolly. Might even attach a chair to it that spins with the jib.... But I'm still thinking about it.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

[Rick_Rock]

Any chance you'd be willing to post a parts list? The assembly looks easy enough, but I'm sure you had to take a few stabs at what all to use for assembly.

Thanks.

[MattC]

For a parts list, I'm doing this off the top of my head because I didn't actually have one written down or anything.

(2) pieces of 3/4" birch plywood, 2' x 4'
(2) pieces of pre drilled angle Iron - 3' long. I bought this in the "garage door" section of a home depot. I would have gone with 4' pieces but they actually had a few pieces that were 3' long already cut so I used those to save the hassle of cutting down a longer piece myself. I positioned them in the middle of the board, length wise, at the sides.
(24) roller blade wheels and bearings. These I bought at Sports Authority - they were $90 for all the wheels AND bearings.
(??) A bunch of washers bolts and nuts, I'm sure you can figure this part out yourself. Just make sure that the bolts for the axels fit properly and that you use washers on each side of the wheel.
(2) pieces of non-skid made for stairs. I didn't have to cut this at all, it fit perfectly
(2) 3/4" in pipe flanges (and bolts, washers and nuts) for the pushbar
(2) 3/4" sections of 3' pipe
(1) 3/4" cross bar
(2) 3/4" elbow joints
(3) 1" pipe flanges for the tripod legs

That's it, along with the pvc pipe for the track.

Matt

[J.R. Hudson]

Matt

Thats a good idea for the Tripod legs to fit into; I'm going to re-look at mine and possibly make some adjustments. :)

[Rick_Rock]

Much appreciation. I also dig your website!