Camera/track Dolly Wheels With Bearings

Oct.01, 2011 in camera track

Our 53mm od camera dolly wheels are molded with quality, precision blended polyurethane. Their hardness (durometer) rating is consistent and is perfect for track applications. They are soft enough to give you that nice smooth feel, but hard enough to resist developing flat spots when left in a static position under load. They come ready to go with silent, precision bearing’s installed. The inside diameter of the bearings are 5/16. These wheels are an essential and affordable tool for the do-it-yourselfer! Please let us know if you have any questions. The price is for 1 wheel ea. Free business listing w/link to your website on mollymfg’s business directory page! $10 cash back for 3 or more quality pictures of our product on your application! $10 cash back for 2 or more minutes of quality video of our product in action! The rate is per country and should be automatically calculated for you if you are signed in. If you have any questions please send us a message.

What sets our products apart? Our products are precision machined to a tolerance of +/-. 005â using a state of the art cnc milling machine. Many of our competitors use nothing more than band saws, grinders and drill presses to fabricate their products.

They may look ok to the naked eye, but they are not what the industry considers precision. We have opted to bolt most of our products together rather than weld. This is advantageous in several ways.

Foremost it allows them to break down quickly and easily making travelling and transportation to on-location/off the grid shoots much more convenient. It also allows you the freedom to quickly and easily make modifications that are sometimes needed to get that âshotâ. We do, however, understand that every situation is different so we also offer welding and other minor modifications to our products, free of charge, if that’s what the customer finds preferable to their particular application. All of our products are fabricated using aircraft strength 6061 aluminum.

This keeps the weight down as much as possible while still providing a superior strength-to-weight ratio over steel. Aside from being easier to transport, and generally less labor intensive than steel, aluminum’s ability to withstand moisture and a wide range of temperatures with less adverse side effects, (oxidation, corrosion, expansion/contraction) makes it more dependable in extreme environments. We genuinely take pride in our products and the fact that we offer quality, strength and durability equal to or greater than the high end products that cost up to 3 times as much. We bypass expenses which we feel are negligible in terms of increasing functionality such as using stainless steel, anodizing etc. This allows us to pass the savings on to our customer while not sacrificing anything, but how âprettyâ they look.

What is the track and where do i get it? We now offer 3/4″ and 1″ flexible track. The white track seen in some of the pictures is 1 1/4 pvc pipe and can be found at any hardware store. Generally it comes in 10 foot lengths, but can also be found in 20 foot lengths if that is preferable. It is inexpensive (usually around $5) and works great.

The other option would be to use steel or aluminum tubing. It works great as well, but costs more and is heavy. Will these ride smoothly on rubber flex track? They should ride fine as long as your track is hard enough.

I’ve seen people have issues with rubber flex track when itâs too soft and allows the wheels to “sink” into it too much. As long as your track has a durometer rating of 60 or above they should work fine. If your planning on the dolly having a load of more than 300lbs i would recommend a durometer rating of at least 70 or use a different wheel assembly configuration to distribute the load across more surface area.

Why donât you weld your products? Like a cnc mill or lathe for example. Welders are a fraction of the cost and many people have one in their garage. Some claim welding is actually a better practice, but we respectfully disagree. It has its advantages in particular applications, but mainly itâs cheaper, faster and can sacrifice precision if not done correctly.

Itâs also a simple way to get around machining precision holes in locations that canât be done with a drill press alone. We choose to bolt our products together because we think itâs the best practice, we have the ability to do so and from the users end itâs advantageous in several ways.
Foremost it allows them to break down quickly and easily making traveling and transportation to on-location/off the grid shoots much more convenient. We do, however, have the capability of welding just about any material of any shape or size so if youâre interested in one of our products, but would prefer it welded let us know and we can do it for you at no additional cost. Why are your products so much cheaper others of the same caliber? We negate expenses that we donât feel increase the quality or functionality enough to justify the cost such as using stainless steel, powder coating or anodizing just to name a few.

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