Dolly Design

[darmanb]

Any advice or links on the building design of a good dolly similar to Matthews Doorway or Russian Dolly?
Wheels? Steering? Platform? Material? Load capacity?


Thanks

 

[Slimothy]

Re: Dolly Design

Google should help you out here.

 

[Jim Brennan]

Re: Dolly Design

I believe there are a few threads about dollies in this forum. You can also try this site:

http://homebuiltstabilizers.com/dollies.html

Or find Dan Rahmel's Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking, (should be on Amazon)
or Dan Selakovich's Killer Camera Rigs you Can Build
http://www.dvcamerarigs.com

 

[Rush]

Re: Dolly Design

[quote author=darmanb link=board=Links;num=1102346525;start=0#0 date=12/06/04 at 07:22:05]Any advice or links on the building design of a good dolly similar to Matthews Doorway or Russian Dolly?
Wheels? Steering? Platform? Material? Load capacity?
Thanks[/quote]
I have a lot of tinkerers who buy this track for their dolly even if not our dolly itself:
http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=INDST
However you can't steer then, but it is very stable.

 

[darmanb]

Re: Dolly Design

Very usefull info. Thanks guys!

 

[RWM]

Re: Dolly Design

You find some info's and pictures also here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/cgi-bin/DVX2/YaBB.pl?board=Links;action=display;num=1089347238;start=11#11

 

[darmanb]

Re: Dolly Design

Very cool!
Did you bought the parts and made everything yourself? How did you sort the steering mechanism? You made it or bought it with wheels?
I am not a mechanic but will go and see one tomorow so I have to give him suggestions.

Thanks

 

[RWM]

Re: Dolly Design

darmanb, YES - I made it beside the Euro-mount and HiHat. Read my postings there and you will find some more answeres...