"Camera Carts"

morgan_moore said:
Dunno if I ever showed a snap of current cart. Simply for moving a pile of boxes/cases but also the scaff handle takes dougty clamps and therefore a monitor or whatever

The join between the handle and the floor is a bit special - super tough but needs an allen to dissasemble.

Got the chassis from a scrapyard, the handle was custom welded, the joins have custom lasercut bits, the wheels are from my od cart - I hope to upgrade them - as noted above many wheels have the same bolt spacing (which is a search element on UK RS website)



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Looks good Sam. That handle is solid, perfect for your pin/monitor. The Rubbermaid drops the ball in this department, not the best material to add mounting points to.
 
Hello there guys,

I was thinking about buying a cart lately... Did some fair amount of research and ended with a dilemma. Save some more money and get the Inovativ Voyager EVO or buy the PROAIM Victor V1.1 (copycat of the Inovativ carts). Does anybody have some experience with the Proaim products? They look ok, don't know anybody in my region who own anything from them (Slovakia - Eastern Europe), here it is more like Filmcart Smartones, Magliners or DIY carts.

Thanks!
 
Vik Kamenicky said:
Hello there guys,

I was thinking about buying a cart lately... Did some fair amount of research and ended with a dilemma. Save some more money and get the Inovativ Voyager EVO or buy the PROAIM Victor V1.1 (copycat of the Inovativ carts). Does anybody have some experience with the Proaim products? They look ok, don't know anybody in my region who own anything from them (Slovakia - Eastern Europe), here it is more like Filmcart Smartones, Magliners or DIY carts.

Thanks!
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IMO you pay a huge premium for the "added tech" that collapsible carts use.

Can the cart stay permanently assembled? If yes, there's potential for a custom fabrication to provide good value - somewhere in between DIY and off the shelf.
 
To revive an old thread I finally ordered a rubbermaid cart to make into a camera cart. I had originally planned on the 55" cart but since adding to my shopping cart 2 years ago the price has gone way up. So I ordered the 44" version with wimpy 5" casters and plan to attach a board to the bottom as Mitch said with an extension. I also ordered some 10" no flat caster tires.
$192 total with tax and delivery for the cart
and $217 total with tax and delivery for the casters.
Yes the no flat casters cost more than the cart....

My R12 RNR is still doing great and I'm excited to finally have a rubbermaid cart too
 
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Not as fancy as some on this thread, but this Rock 'N Roller setup has been working well for me, especially in OMB work. I've got my COB LEDs, grip bag, and audio bag (not pictured) placed into these tool totes from Lowe's. It creates another level surface for my stands. I'll either use some lightweight stands in the black rolling case, or three c-stands (more than that and it's probably time to budget for my gaffer). The ratchet straps have been a lifesaver. I've also glued a non-slip rubber layer to the shelf to keep things from slipping from the top deck.
 

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Another RnR modification - I added two eye bolts to hang a large panavision AC bag with straps attached to the D rings on the bag. It can carry a huge amount of stuff and gets ridiculously heavy.

I went with this cantilevered design because if the bolts were too close to the cart, too much pressure was needed and it'd roll forward (or need a sandbag/have to be up against someting).

This is all essentially a prototype before getting the real thing fabricated/welded. I like this set up because you essentially gain a free bag position without adding much size to the actual cart. If the bag is the difference between fitting in a small elevator etc. then it can be removed and carried.

I wouldn't go any longer and am pretty happy with the width, I now need to dial in box length for carrying vertical items and think about pins (for a monitor) somewhere on top, maybe sharing space with the where the tripod head is.

I could definitely keep using this in its current form but would feel a bit better if I widened the top shelf to match the widest part where the steel bar is so that there are no "points" because the shelf would connect with them making one larger edge.

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Made some progress on my rubbermaid cart. Still working on further idea mods. I'd like to figure out how to attach a C-stand or light stand center column through the 2" round hole so I can attach a light or maybe also use it to telescope for a small camera on top for high shot. Been looking for carbon fiber center column but no success thus far

It's a lot heavier than my RNR R12 cart . Wish I could have found no-flat wheels/tires with plastic centers instead of the heavy metal ones but at least it adds weight to the bottom center of gravitycamera cart.jpg
 
firehawk said:
Made some progress on my rubbermaid cart. Still working on further idea mods. I'd like to figure out how to attach a C-stand or light stand center column through the 2" round hole so I can attach a light or maybe also use it to telescope for a small camera on top for high shot. Been looking for carbon fiber center column but no success thus far

It's a lot heavier than my RNR R12 cart . Wish I could have found no-flat wheels/tires with plastic centers instead of the heavy metal ones but at least it adds weight to the bottom center of gravity
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Looking good. You just need some type of speed rail to junior adapter, for example:

- https://modernstudio.com/products/pipe-fitting-jr-adapter-for-1-1-4-converts-fittings-to-jr-receiver
- https://modernstudio.com/products/speed-rail-jr-receiver

Then you'd only need to find a way to secure the bottom part of the pipe to the lower shelf of the cart. Or you could adapt a pin at the hole only and be done with it. I'd be using it for pretty small objects like smaller lights rather than telescoping columns high in the air, the cart material seems like it wouldn't be great over time for a lot of force it wasn't designed for i.e. modifications.

You could easily put a baby pin to the top shelf board you added.
 
sort of surreal seeing that cart become so utilitarian for film making
 
How do you go straight to "sound" and not video, lol.

It's a workstation (as mentioned) mostly for video, similar hardware.
 
I finally did something a few months ago that I think I said I was never going to do: I bought an Inovativ cart. Stupid expensive, but my Lord does it roll/push like a dream. The final "push" was after I thought I was going to die pushing my R'nR in, all loaded up, for Thursday Night Football a few months ago. And I just got it back last week, after one of the AC's here in town, who has a side business, finished modding it with power wheels. Yes, motorized carts, like we've dreamed about for decades, are now a reality.
 
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