How to build your own track dolly.

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Sun May 29, 2005 11:43 pm

Well, I've had the dolly I built for almost a year now and I decided to make a tutorial on it since I've been rebuilding my site (not quite finished yet). Anywho, here is the link to the tutorial page on it, I hope this helps.

http://kentertainmentpicts.tripod.com/id17.html

blue_dirt · Post by **blue_dirt** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:44 am

Wow, that's GREAT!

Questions:

1) What size bolts did you use for the wheels? I suppose it may depend on the type of wheels you get.

2) Can you upload a final picture of the full dolly? Like with the carpet, tripod and on its tracks? EDIT: Just saw it, browsing your site. Looks good

Props on the tutorial and the track idea is awesome. Good work.

MasterMike · Post by **MasterMike** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:30 pm

Excellent, I'll be making one of these myself in a month or two! Where can I get the wheels from? Is there somewhere online that sells them?

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:48 pm

I'm not sure what size the bolts are, I'll have to go see the next time I use the dolly which will probably be soon. The wheels I used were just plain wheels you'd find on rollerblades which I'm sure you could buy at any sporting goods store (not sure how much), the wheels I got were generously donated by a friend who knew I needed some.

Here is a full pic (without carpet). I just had some carpet laying around and thought I'd give my dolly some style.

DEDFX · Post by **DEDFX** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:54 am

How much did all of this cost together?

=JDL= · Post by **=JDL=** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:11 am

Probably next to nothing. You can probably find alot of the stuff needed around the house.

DEDFX · Post by **DEDFX** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:13 am

Angle Iron so F****n expensive though.

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:39 pm

The angle iron was (like =JDL= said) just lying around my house. The only thing that cost me was the 3/4 plywood for about $15, the galvanized steel (all together) for about $25, and the nuts, bolts, and pipe ends to stick the tripod legs in was about $10. So it was only about $50 as opposed to renting or buying a proffesional dolly for $1-2,000. The only problem I find every now and then is the terrain can make it just a slight bit bumpy. I solved this problem by getting those thin, foam peices you put under sleeping bags when you go camping and put them under the track.

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:10 am

Even though I probably know the answer to this question, Has this tutorial served any purpose to anybody?

By the way, you can check out a shot used with the dolly in the Code of Dissolution trailer, it's only momentarily. http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/forum/view ... c&start=25

ipon70 · Post by **ipon70** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:14 pm

Your link is dead??...or it is for me..

windog · Post by **windog** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:54 am

Link is......gone to meet its maker.

Zacatac927 · Post by **Zacatac927** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:13 pm

http://kentertainmentpicts.tripod.com/dolly.html i found it again

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:05 am

I currently did a revising of my website so you can now find this tutorial (which I improved) at http://kentertainmentpicts.tripod.com/d ... orial.html enjoy!

Nba185 · Post by **Nba185** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:01 am

this is great but finding the stuff will be difficult.

youngfilmmaker · Post by **youngfilmmaker** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:27 am

Great Tutorial!

MGH · Post by **MGH** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:40 am

check this out. it tells you how to build an awesome dolly

http://www.angelfire.com/movies/nobudge ... etsfx.html.

MasterMike · Post by **MasterMike** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:46 pm

Just thought people might be interested in seeing this track dolly we built for The Forest II, following the basics of several designs you see on the 'net. The frame itself is plywood. The handle is from an old ironing board. The wheels we got from a friend of ours who works at a bakers - they're designed for rolling large trays of bread into storage, and fit perfectly on the large drainpipe we used as tracks. Got a really nice, smooth movement from it.

youngfilmmaker · Post by **youngfilmmaker** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:49 am

Where is this tutorial?

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:49 am

Hey youngfilmmaker, this tutorial was on my older website and I got rid of it as I built my new one. I am actually planning on taking the whole dolly apart soon and working out some of the kinks in it so it'll rid smoother. Anyway, when I'm doing this I'll take some pictures and work on a new tutorial when I have time.

Hrmm...maybe I'll make a video tutorial...

youngfilmmaker · Post by **youngfilmmaker** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:07 pm

Yea, Make a video tutorial. That will be sweet!

Gyro · Post by **Gyro** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:21 pm

Yeah! With MONTAGES!