Pics of my crane and dolly

[DoubleIt]

Just finished setting up my dolly and got my crane in today. Cant wait to start production. Dont mind the messay apartment. Ive got a friends XL1 on there now, until my DVX comes... ill upload some footage later.

 

[DoubleIt]

Damnit, my computer wont recognize the XL1.... grrr.I wanted to post some footage of this

 

[DoubleIt]

And yes, I wish the dolly was longer to better accomodate the crane. I didnt have the crane when making the dolly and didnt even think about it. There are 3 or 4 dolly/crane shots on my next film that will be a little hard, but itll work out

 

[reservoir]

Damn dood....empty the trash!! ~reservoir~

 

[DoubleIt]

Damn dood....empty the trash!! ~reservoir~

hahah I know, right? We are all SO lazy right now, 2 days before spring break. Dont want to do anything (Exept play with the crane)

 

[J.R. Hudson]

Damn I wanna see some sweet Dolly/Crane shots. Awesome Prod Value.

 

[Mike_E]

Empty your goddamn bins!!!!

Looks like a cool design, can't wait to see some footage from it

EDIT: Aww, by the time I posted reservoir had already stolen my joke

 

[reservoir]

You know I'm kidding with you.......Your crane looks Fantastical and Spectaculous!! ~reservoir~

 

[DoubleIt]

Damn I wanna see some sweet Dolly/Crane shots. Awesome Prod Value.

If i could get this damn XL1 to connect to my computer i would. I even setup the fog machine !

 

[DoubleIt]

Empty your goddamn bins!!!!

Looks like a cool design, can't wait to see some footage from it

EDIT: Aww, by the time I posted reservoir had already stolen my joke

:grin:

 

[DoubleIt]

Oh, anyone who has made thsi dolly before, how the HELL do you connect all the ends for the handle? They are all twist on, so it seems like there is no way to twist the last one on...

 

[Jim Brennan]

I would think you would assemble it, THEN screw it on.

 

[PDX_DVX]

I never have problems connecting my DVX to the computer......btw, nice jib. How long did it take you to build?

 

[HorseFilms]

Looks pretty sweet!

 

[quinn]

hey
looks awesome. could you post directions/parts if you get time?
thanks!
tom

 

[Jim Brennan]

Doubleit,
Another thought on your handle problem, On mine (very similar to yours) I put the pipes in a "t" for the handle. It makes it easy to to take apart for transport/storage. The other thing I did was mount the pipe flange on a block of wood at a 45 degree angle from the dolly. This way you are pushing/pulling closer to parallell to the track. It puts less stress on the handle and joint.

 

[DoubleIt]

Doubleit,
Another thought on your handle problem, On mine (very similar to yours) I put the pipes in a "t" for the handle. It makes it easy to to take apart for transport/storage. The other thing I did was mount the pipe flange on a block of wood at a 45 degree angle from the dolly. This way you are pushing/pulling closer to parallell to the track. It puts less stress on the handle and joint.

Are you saying you have one vertical pole and then one horizontal pole so its like, well, a T?

 

[Jim Brennan]

Yep. I used a 36" pipe, a "T" and 2 12" pipes for the handles. I put caps on the ends to save my hands from getting scratched. Very easy to get on and off.

 

[Sad Max]

That's *so* tasty.

Your own design?

 

[pptphoto]

damn, from the name of the thread, I thought it was going to be some good porn...