On-the-Fly Homemade Tripod Dolly Design and Build

In this episode I work out a design for, then make a tripod dolly (wheels for my video camera tripod) using materials and hardware I had on hand in my workshop. Includes on-the-fly problem solving and explanation of my thinking process as I build.

If while watching you wonder why I make a point of putting on hearing protection every time I use a power tool, there's a good reason. I've had a workshop all my adult life and done many repairs and projects, but I've been far from a full time tradesman. I was a university professor and the workshop was just a hobby so I never really used power tools for any extended period of time. That, and hearing protection wasn't really a big thing for power tool home gamers most of my life. Nevertheless, a couple years ago I was diagnosed with significant hearing loss and now have to wear hearing aids. So I want to protect the hearing I have left and encourage you to always wear hearing protection when using your power tools.

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Sections
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Visualizing the Design
3:19 Wheels
5:28 Pipe & Scrap Wood for Hub
6:35 Fasteners
11:00 Measuring & Marking
16:14 Cutting Out the Hub
17:29 Pipe Legs
25:03 Initial Assembly
28:10 Tripod Feet & Wheel Mount Holes
29:40 Wheel Mount Problem Solving
35:02 Drilling for Wheel Pins
38:27 Tripod Feet Holes
41:13 Finishing Assembly

Keywords: tools, workshop, tripod, dolly, video tools, making, mdf, pvc