Skateboard Dolly for a DSLR

This is a small skateboard dolly setup for dslr or smaller cameras. I could not find any instructables about it so I thought I would document my own build process.

This is a video recorded with the dolly:

You need the following materials:

• Aluminium plate.
• Skateboard wheels and trucks.
• Tripod head (I used one from an old tripod).
• A screw to mount the tripod head and basic skateboard bolts and nuts.
• Two nut and two bolts.

Look at the third picture for tools. I used a Proxon table saw to cut the aluminium plate.

Steps to build it:

• Cut out the aluminium.
• Drill holes (Use a marker etc. to find the places).
• Mount the small plates on the trucks.
• Mount the trucks on the big plate and use washers between them (I used a coin).
• Mount the tripod head onto the plate.

The plate between the trucks and the big plate enables you to rotate the wheels hence making circular motions as well.