Home made Dolly - Low budget DIY

Following on from the excellent tutorial by RickVanMan on how to make your own low budget dolly, we decided to have a go.

The tutorial is a bit hit and miss, sorry - drink was involved and planning went out of the window.

We opted for nuts instead of spacers, but both are fine.

The 2nd part of the film is devoted to making some sleepers for the PVC pipe to run on.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• dolly
• cam
• filmmaking
• low
• budget
• DIY
• skateboard
• wheels
• PVC
• pipe
• chipboard

[MrTommoboy]

low budget? not for a teenager

[spankmeyer]

@MrTommoboy Sure - but like when I was a teen - if I really wanted something and needed something I worked my ass off to save the money to buy what I needed. If you can't afford it on your own, do it in partnership with a friend etc

[MrTommoboy]

@spankmeyer yeah. good point. i guess us teenagers are pretty lazy nowadays and im not afraid to say it. though if i want something i do loads of stuff such as do the garden, paper round and plenty of other things! =D

[spankmeyer]

@MrTommoboy Not saying all teens are lazy. :0) But yeah I never had anything given to me. Had to earn it all - still do now. Sounds like you have a good work ethic. Just stick with it

[NelsonStJames]

Things I like about your tutorial.

1: a parts list including sizes. I wish more ppl would do this.

2: The use of common tools. Yeah, I wish I had a machine shop at my home, but I don't.

[spankmeyer]

@NelsonStJames You're very kind - much appreciated

[NelsonStJames]

@MrTommoboy It's not low budget for an adult with a job, but it's definittely a bargain when you consider the cost of a "professional" dolly that does practically the same thing. I just had to wait a couple of pay checks, but now I've got most of the stuff.

[spankmeyer]

@BurningLiquids87 Don't know - it doesn't really matter, whichever works for you really

[BurningLiquids87]

what is the bolt diameter for the carriage bolts and nuts??

[GoodtoolsGoodcrops]

@AORPAD Seems like i keep running into you guys