Swivel Front Wheels For Dolly

[Logan LeBlanc]

I will be building a dolly like the one seen here.

http://www.bokserfilms.com/article.php?story=20050822015616995

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to make the wheel chasis' capable of swiveling for curved shots. And maybe some sort of lock to keep them aligned straight when the swivel action isn't needed. Thanx!!!!!

 

[GenJerDan]

To go around curves nicely, they not only have to swivel a bit, they have to be able to "stretch" a little wider. Well...not really all that much...just a little play in them.

Think of trains. They go around curved track all the time, and their wheels don't swivel.

 

[bokser]

I haven't tried this yet, but I was thinking if I can use a pipe bender well enough to get a 45 degree or even 90 degree curve of the track... obviously this would take some practice before you got it right, but it might be worth it since aluminum tubing is pretty cheap... anyone try this method???