Skater mini dolly - just gotta love it!

[Joe Sanders]

Did I read that right 4000 Euros...Wow
I have some ideas for this thingy is anyone still working on one.
I'll draw up a sketch of some of my ideas and post them on the 3D drawing section.

[David West]

no thanks :

whoever took those photos was the one to get the plans from....

if they could have taken photos from directly overhead with graph paper underneath,
or better yet just traced the outline and also plotted where each wheel touched the ground...

on of the big differences between the real thing and the homebuilts is the real thing works with
the software.  in order to work with the software you must build it with the wheel spacing exactly the same....

[Cedric Akins]

That thing looks better from the bottom than from the top.   Just kidding. But thanks.

Just so you know this is a real names forum, "no thanks" is not a real name. Your post and or account may be taken off at any time.

[Cedric Akins]

Hey you know what would be great, is if you could take one of the wheel assemblies a part. We could the see in detail how it works.

[Cedric Akins]

Has anyone seen this? I think it is a descent enough tool,  but it is no Skater Mini  . There is no laser pointer, only one level for camera head, but what it does not have in extra features it makes up in price. He has sold one for 599, 699, and now has it listed at 799. I believe that he is trying to find his market equilibrium.

Personally speaking he should pick a price and stick with it for a while. It makes him seem a bit shady.

[David West]

"seen this"

hey Cedric, do you have a link that you could post. im curious to see what the clone looks like.
thanks
david

[Cedric Akins]

That was a honest mistake. I had copied the link and forgot to paste it. Here it is.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Axis-Dolly-Straight-Curved-Camera-Steady-Glide_W0QQitemZ7606825789QQcategoryZ21165QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Phil Sidener]

Ive been building and selling a knock off version of the skater dolly. Ive made around ten so far and am getting pretty good at it. You can see them here: www.slymskater.com

phil

[David West]

That thing looks better from the bottom than from the top.   Just kidding. But thanks.

Just so you know this is a real names forum, "no thanks" is not a real name. Your post and or account may be taken off at any time.

did anyone get copies of the bottom of the skater that were shown in the post by "no thanks" before his posts were deleted???

i have searched all the forums and can not find them...

after a LONG break i am finally getting back to working on my skater and was hoping to have a look at the bottom of one before i finished drawing mine... i think it was lighter and less bulky than the design i have in my head, but i cant remember why....

if anyone has those photos, helllp please
thanks,
david

[Cedric Akins]

I think I saved them just let me check my hard drive real quick.

Found them. here you go.

[David West]

way kool...

thanks Cedric, your effort is truely appreciated.....

i finally got all the materials for it, now i just have to finish the plans and build it....

it seems that there is never enough time in the day...

[Cedric Akins]

No problem David. Yeah and I agree there is not enough time in the day. I am thinking or planning to do my wheels like the RADIUS skater type dolly, very simple and effective design. I still have that peice of crap that I made. Although it works, it does have it's drawbacks. hard to get accurate curves and angles, but I digress.

Good luck with your skater.