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Building a Camera Dolley (PVC) Advice?

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DavidRoss
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Has anyone ever built something like this... linear slider that runs on a pvc track with a tripod on top? advice would be great. i want it to be a summer project budget $150 (tripod not included)
Thanks!
Jun 17 2011 8:33AM
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Toasty.
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put tennis balls on the bottom of the tripod, slide along said pvc pipe. idk, just a thought. it would be super cheap
Jun 17 2011 9:11AM
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kootenayklaus
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Ball bearings on a jig to slide along the track maybe...

And 150 dollars WILL NOT get you very far, a decent tripod is 150 bucks or more...
Jun 17 2011 10:15AM
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deleted2
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read the thread bro, he said tripod is not included in that money.
Jun 17 2011 11:36AM
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plorr
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This is basically the design that I used for mine. Just make sure you use new skateboard wheels. I tried using worn out inline wheels and it didn't work very well. I found skateboard wheels to work better. Just buy the cheapest ones.

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or you could try making a slider that mounts to your tripod using something like this:


Or you could use Rigwheels and build a cheap track out of pvc:

Jun 17 2011 1:25PM
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DavidRoss
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Tripod not included. i know :) haha, im getting a d&s fm18 head.
Jun 17 2011 7:13PM
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kootenayklaus
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I know, learn to comprehend. I was telling him that a tripod will cost him a lot if he wants it to last.
Jun 18 2011 12:57AM
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kootenayklaus
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And then he has to add on the costs of a making a dolly.
Jun 18 2011 1:00AM
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deleted2
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your still making no sense, that money that he said (150$) is just for the dolley, not for the tripod at all.
Jun 18 2011 1:13AM
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kootenayklaus
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Ohhhhhhh, I thought you meant that you'd have to buy a tripod too because you didn't have one...
150 dollars would easily be enough to build a legitimate dolley.
Jun 18 2011 1:15AM
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TaranItUp
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Does anybody know anything about this tripod i am thinking of getting it.
Jun 18 2011 1:40AM
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DavidRoss
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Fm 18 head?
search it on B&H or adaroma.
Jun 18 2011 8:15AM
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