Inline Wheels for Dolly Questions

Logan LeBlanc

Logan LeBlanc

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I bought some wheels to use on a dolly I'm building and I didn't check the durometer before I won the auctions. Its 74, the softest wheel. I am planning to set the wheels vertically as opposed to the traditional DIY diagonal approach. Has anyone done this w/ these wheels and had any problems.
 
you need to get bearings, like abec 5 bearings and spacers. Let me know if u need more info, without these ur shot will be slow and sketchy.
 
logan - how did u go? i'm going to be doing something similar but with a stealth dolly and was wandering what the space was between the wheels u used - main benefit i see for doing it this way is that u can use without a track on smooth surfaces
 
I used vertical roller-blade wheels for the "solo dolly". It glides over 1mm gaps in the tracks as if they weren't there.

This makes sense, because any gaps are going to push vertical wheels sideways -- but they can't do anything except compress. There's no up-down motion as with wheels where the center is riding on the rails (as with wheels in a "V" configuration).

See http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=34370

I experimented with spacing by adding and removing washers between the wheels. It worked best without any washers, so the wheels were "locked" together -- they sometimes squeaked otherwise.
 
Hey guys,
There's an in-line wheel assembly design from my book "Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build". It works great. If you are going to make the more traditional wheels on an angle, it's best to use skateboard wheels. Personally, I think my design is better and certainly much easier to make!

Dan Selakovich
www.DVcameraRigs.com
Angel Dog Entertainment
 
No, but you can see a quicktime movie of it in action here:

http://dvcamerarigs.com/killercontents.html

Just click on the demos you want to see. There are 2 dolly demos, actually. "The Dark Passage Dolly" is the dolly by itself and the "Killer's Kiss Crane" is the dolly with the short jib in the book. My design is a bit different as it allows you to move the wheel assemblies to different size platforms or to hang the dolly up-side down over head. We've gotten some amazing things because of this. Once we ran rails about 8 stories up across an alley between 2 rooftops in downtown L.A. The character was in the alley below, the camera hung under a 12" by 12" platform shooting straight down. We "dollied" by pulling on a rope attached to the dolly. If you want to see how to build it in person, I'll be giving a seminar at NAB post plus in NYC in November.

Dan
www.DVcameraRigs.com
 
Straight are smoother in my experience. See my post above for the reason why.

V would be able to handle more weight (especially if skate wheels), and may be quieter.

Soon I'll be making a big riding dolly, so will be able to try different sets of wheels.
 
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