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HOW TO MAKE A TRACK DOLLY ~ LOW-BUDGET FIMMAKING (UK)

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There didn't seem to be much help on this subject on YouTube, so I decided to make a "How-to" video.I just Googled "how to make a track dolly", and some of the sites I originally used to make my track dolly no longer appear to be there.However, Googling "track dolly skateboard wheels" turned up lots of useful sites that should help you.Total cost of the dolly was about £80.Total Dolly size = 2ft wide x 3ft long.Type of pipe used for track = 32mm waste pipe.Angle alluminium width = 2in x 2in at 3mm thick.NOTE: Angle aluminium is a lot easier to work with than angle iron - which is very heavy and hard to drill & cut. It also goes rusty and is generally not much fun to handle.ALSO: Try to get the wheels positioned closer together so they sit on the upper/top portion of the track rather than middle/sides of the track. (Or in other words - go for a small/narrow "L" shape area for the track to sit in)I found wider-spaced wheels were trying to bend the pipe and make the dolly harder & more jerky to push with weight on it. Enjoy & please comment if you watch.Honours:#91 - Most Responded (This Month) - Howto & Style#77 - Most Responded (All Time) - Howto & Style

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm
Author: rickvanman

Length: 09:12
Rating: 4.80
Views: 102051

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mickeh23 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
lol in the last film project I did, we used a wheelie chair as a replacement for a dolly. XD
athlete501 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
beautiful! just what i was looking for!
EratiCManiaC (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
just make it big enough to fit your cam stand...
davidopresto94 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
wot make bearings are those? I'm 14 and not a camera man but a skateboarder :) i came across this vid looking for bearings and wondered what bearings they are because they look really good?
ChinaAl (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Thank you very much. You just saved me $2000
killerqueen2122 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
thanks mate, my high school has a big film thing and we are going to use this to enhance the filming at sports games!
eproductions2008 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
does it make a lot of noise???
sou3789 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
u can see clearly in this video that the track dolly was bumpy on the grass
GodWert (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Because you can not skateboard on every surface, e.g. grass.
sou3789 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
why not just attach a tripod to a skateboard?

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