PLYWOOD SKATER Finished
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tbanucci
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By the way-
The PS Technik website has a "Rotation Calculator" program for the Palm and in Excel format. This program calculates what your settings need to be for each wheel to turn properly. Hey- it's free (obviously for the people who bought the actual Skater product). But you can download it now before they password protect the download!
http://www.pstechnik.de/en/downloads.php
Ted
The PS Technik website has a "Rotation Calculator" program for the Palm and in Excel format. This program calculates what your settings need to be for each wheel to turn properly. Hey- it's free (obviously for the people who bought the actual Skater product). But you can download it now before they password protect the download!
http://www.pstechnik.de/en/downloads.php
Ted
Has anyone besides me tried putting a tripod on one of these? I have a tried it on several types of floors, and I get a wobble in the tripod. I wonder if I need a thicker deck or maybe I need to lay down some flat wood.
Anyone know where to get small inflatable tires? I think riding on air would help smooth it out a lot.
Anyone know where to get small inflatable tires? I think riding on air would help smooth it out a lot.
Thanks so much for the plans, they're fantastic! Quick question though. I don't quite understand how the wheel mount brake is supposed to work. Does it slightly overlap the wheel mount (thus when you tighten it down it applies pressure to prevent it from spinning)? Also, any chance we could get a high resolution file of the plans?
Again, absolutely amazing job on the design and thanks so much for putting the plans up for other DIYers.
Again, absolutely amazing job on the design and thanks so much for putting the plans up for other DIYers.
Ted Ramasola
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ndkid5
The brake is basically a square metal with a hole through it, like a washer, I glued rubber onto it for a better grip, it slightly overlaps over the rim of the wheel mounts so when you tighten the wing nut it grips the wheel mount.
Hope that helps.
The brake is basically a square metal with a hole through it, like a washer, I glued rubber onto it for a better grip, it slightly overlaps over the rim of the wheel mounts so when you tighten the wing nut it grips the wheel mount.
Hope that helps.
Justyn
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Teddy,
The footage looks unbelievable. Man, I'm excited. I just sent you a request for the schematics and directions. Also any help for an amateur woodworker is appreciated by Teddy and all. What's the most difficult and or important aspect of the design? Also is that a quickrelease plate you are using? Or would that be a good idea at all?
And finally, what type of 35mm adapter do you use and like? and Lens? I'm going to have to buy some primes as I do have a nice canon zoom but it might be too heavy.
Thanks so much for helping to put such a cool device. Congrats again.
Justyn
The footage looks unbelievable. Man, I'm excited. I just sent you a request for the schematics and directions. Also any help for an amateur woodworker is appreciated by Teddy and all. What's the most difficult and or important aspect of the design? Also is that a quickrelease plate you are using? Or would that be a good idea at all?
And finally, what type of 35mm adapter do you use and like? and Lens? I'm going to have to buy some primes as I do have a nice canon zoom but it might be too heavy.
Thanks so much for helping to put such a cool device. Congrats again.
Justyn
Ted Ramasola
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Justyn
Thanks for the supportive words. I'll check my mails in a while.
The important thing is to make sure the axle holes are perpendicular or 90 degrees to the wheel mount, so your wheels wont wobble. Advice is use a post drill. and dont cut the wheel mount circles first so its easy to clamp down when drilling.
I have my own DIY lens adapter posted on another thread. it uses medium format lens from a mamiya RB645.
tbanucci
I checked out that download link you posted for the angle calculator. IT WORKS on the PLYWOOD SKATER!! Thanks a lot for that link!
Thanks for the supportive words. I'll check my mails in a while.
The important thing is to make sure the axle holes are perpendicular or 90 degrees to the wheel mount, so your wheels wont wobble. Advice is use a post drill. and dont cut the wheel mount circles first so its easy to clamp down when drilling.
I have my own DIY lens adapter posted on another thread. it uses medium format lens from a mamiya RB645.
tbanucci
I checked out that download link you posted for the angle calculator. IT WORKS on the PLYWOOD SKATER!! Thanks a lot for that link!
Dennis Wood
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Teddy, this is the best example of DIY sharing I've ever seen. Awesome..and altruistic of you.
Ted Ramasola
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guskersthecat
We couldn't afford a lot. I realized, -You can get more if you share.
We couldn't afford a lot. I realized, -You can get more if you share.
Unsomnambulist
Active member
The footage looks awesome... now I need to find someone to bribe into making one of these.
How long would you say the whole process takes to build?
Also, I wondered if some sort of low end ball bearing/caster/roller might serve as a basis for a similar dolly system...
For example, the system used for some floor hockey pucks...
See pic:
http://www.morleyathletic.com/images/M12671.jpg
Thoughts?
How long would you say the whole process takes to build?
Also, I wondered if some sort of low end ball bearing/caster/roller might serve as a basis for a similar dolly system...
For example, the system used for some floor hockey pucks...
See pic:
http://www.morleyathletic.com/images/M12671.jpg
Thoughts?
Ted Ramasola
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Unsomnambulist
try the one used for roller blades. it comes in a set of four. then it also has bearings for these wheels, i guess its sold separately. I found them in a sporting goods section.
try the one used for roller blades. it comes in a set of four. then it also has bearings for these wheels, i guess its sold separately. I found them in a sporting goods section.
Ted Ramasola
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I replaced the plywood skater video for download. the sequence that I placed towards the end was wobbling in the first. didnt tighten the 120 adapter tight enough onto the plywood skater.
plywood skater video
the sample clip without 120lens adapter, just dvx100a on the plywood skater is the same.
sample video
plywood skater video
the sample clip without 120lens adapter, just dvx100a on the plywood skater is the same.
sample video
Jay Rodriguez
Coffee Member
lokks really good! wow......
Justyn
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Teddy,
Thanks so very much for sending the plans. I know you sent an email about building and selling them, so just wondering when you are going public? And also.. let's say you got 10 pre-paid orders for you to make them.. could you set something up to take those orders and build them. The more I look at what you did, the more I realize I'd like to have it done by a more proficient pro.. Especially after hearing that the calibration charts work on the plywood model. I downloaded them yesterday. I think if you could set an indy friendly price and could produce several at the same time.. well then it's a win win situation. Who else would be ready to buy one soon?
I know that I could pick one up soon. Getting another CC in the mail to offset the drain on savings.
The only question I might have is about the camera mount. Is it possible to change the screws for DV and bigform cameras? And, would this work with a quickrelease plate like I have on my large old Bogen tripod.. and also accomodate the rods and adapter follow focus set up I'm hoping to acquire.
I think you have been extremly gracious and I'd be down for putting some cash into your hands and getting my hands on something this cool... ONe last thing.. Have you done any complete circular dolly moves with this? I'm hoping to pull off some 180 degree moves as well as some 360 ones.
Congrats and so nice to see such an altruistic filmmaker. KUDOS bigtime.. and let us all know what the cost might be and when y ou'd be taking orders and/or building!
J
Thanks so very much for sending the plans. I know you sent an email about building and selling them, so just wondering when you are going public? And also.. let's say you got 10 pre-paid orders for you to make them.. could you set something up to take those orders and build them. The more I look at what you did, the more I realize I'd like to have it done by a more proficient pro.. Especially after hearing that the calibration charts work on the plywood model. I downloaded them yesterday. I think if you could set an indy friendly price and could produce several at the same time.. well then it's a win win situation. Who else would be ready to buy one soon?
I know that I could pick one up soon. Getting another CC in the mail to offset the drain on savings.
The only question I might have is about the camera mount. Is it possible to change the screws for DV and bigform cameras? And, would this work with a quickrelease plate like I have on my large old Bogen tripod.. and also accomodate the rods and adapter follow focus set up I'm hoping to acquire.
I think you have been extremly gracious and I'd be down for putting some cash into your hands and getting my hands on something this cool... ONe last thing.. Have you done any complete circular dolly moves with this? I'm hoping to pull off some 180 degree moves as well as some 360 ones.
Congrats and so nice to see such an altruistic filmmaker. KUDOS bigtime.. and let us all know what the cost might be and when y ou'd be taking orders and/or building!
J
Ted Ramasola
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Ur welcome Justyn
I got no plans to mass produce them. The guys that assisted me at the carpentry do our custom frames for the portraits made by our consumer department. They are also my grips and gaffers when I'm doing projects in our corporate department which do AVPs, documentaries and TV commercials. Were just making them out of necessity.
The mount that I fabricated can be replaced with a small bogen ballhead with quick release. This could add the flexibility of having dutch angles.
Regarding the lens adapter, its a work in progress. I'll test it with HDV format in the coming weeks. Just continue checking the thread on that.
Good luck to you DIYers. Share your improvements on this design with us.
I got no plans to mass produce them. The guys that assisted me at the carpentry do our custom frames for the portraits made by our consumer department. They are also my grips and gaffers when I'm doing projects in our corporate department which do AVPs, documentaries and TV commercials. Were just making them out of necessity.
The mount that I fabricated can be replaced with a small bogen ballhead with quick release. This could add the flexibility of having dutch angles.
Regarding the lens adapter, its a work in progress. I'll test it with HDV format in the coming weeks. Just continue checking the thread on that.
Good luck to you DIYers. Share your improvements on this design with us.
Ted Ramasola
Veteran
Those without access to a large format printer, Justyn chopped up the plans into manageable letter sized tiff files. Just PM him for those if you prefer.
Good Luck All.
Good Luck All.