DIY Track Dolly From PVC Pipe

A dolly for amateur filmmaking and videography is simple and cheap to build, easily disassembled, relatively lightweight, has mounting points for a standard camera tripod. See the video shot using this dolly here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nq74iQXzv8

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Howto & Style

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• DIY
• How-to
• Homemade
• Track
• Camera
• Dolly
• PVC
• pipe

[jamlpear]

Hey, Im attempting to build this dolly and track. i've actually tweaked a couple of things that would work for me better but I'm still loving your initial design. I am wondering how to make the wheels at a 120 degree angle. That's just not my thing. Could you give me a step by step or is it easier than it looks? Thanks again for your wonderful video.

[EluraUser]

@jamlpear I chose 120 degrees because of the wheel size and the size of spacers. For some people 90 degrees work better, they use more spacers and different wheels, say from a skateboard. Despite the formula this is not a rocket science and everything can be tweaked as you go.

[ksuccessful1]

where do you buy the wheels from?



[EluraUser]

@ksuccessful1 Play it Again store. They sell used sports equipment, and some semi-used or replacement parts like wheels and bearings.

[hussein1sayre]

the inline skates... is that from rollerblades?

[EluraUser]

@hussein1sayre Yep. inline skates is the same as rollerblades. The wheels are cheap, the bearings are more expensive. I bought barely used wheels for $1 per wheel, and bearings for $10 a pack (8 or 10 bearings in the pack, I don't remember). You can use wheels from a skateboard too, they are smaller, so you may need more spacers to ensure clearance between the dolly and the track.

[EluraUser]

I believe they teach the Pythagorean formula in the fourth grade, you don't need to be a math major to know some basic math. Sure, I could use measuring tape, but formulas are more fun.

[slimeball6969]

i didnt know u had to be a math major to build one of these

[DHSLfilms]

what part of tracing the bottom of a tripod with chalk needed math?

[jlozoya6]

@EluraUser thanks alot, i been looking for the name of this song for years.

[jlozoya6]

hey, what's the name of that song, i been looking for that song for years!

[MrKAPfilms]

Step 1) be a math wiz...

[FroeFilms]

Could have done without the 90's music

[dcaramia]

nicely done!

[Humshkin]

Thanks for your vid man I've now also built me this easy and cheap dolly in under 2.5 hours with skateboard wheels and PVC.

Check it out with sample shots my channel

[DJEDI296]

Looks great, but can it account for, perhaps, readjusting the legs if, say, you wanted to get a shot lower to the ground?

[jukboxx01]

just get some roller blades man!