Homemade Dolly - A bit Jerky...

[Ash Varma]

This past weekend, I had the urge to make a dolly.

All in all, it glides pretty okay, however I 've noticed a bit of jerkiness now and then.

I'm using PVC pipes and my rollerskate wheels are properly aligned to the tracks.

Question, should I be using any type of lubrication between the wheels and the track? Also, is it possible that the PVC pipes are a bit uneven/bumpy causing this jerkiness?

Thanks for your assistance.

P.S.: I checked out some Vimeo clips shot by folks in this section using their homemade dolly. I noticed some jerkiness in it as well. Is this normal? Or could that be my poor internet connection?

[Ash Varma]

I figured it out. I changed the wheels to rollerblade wheels which seem to be a lot smoother.

Now to practice!

Cheers.

[John Stakes]

Glad you figured it out! Post some pics/video clips when you can.

JS