These are the instructions for making your own smooth-as-silk
dolly for less than fifty bucks!
I have to preface this by saying that this dolly probably has a total max weight capacity of about 40-50 lbs. In other words, you can't ride on it.

Anyway, here's what you'll need:

2- 10' galvanized steel plumbing pipes (around $6 each)
2- 24" steel 1/4" width steel rods (around $3 each)
8 spare rollerblade wheels (with bearings) (about $20)
1-10' length of 2x4 lumber (about $3)
1-10' length of 1x6 pine board (about $3)
12 1/4" stop collars (found in any hardware store, $.50 each)

Okay, here's how you build it:

First, take the pine board and cut it into pieces, so that you can build a simple chassis basically like a box with no top or cover.

Then, drill holes near the four corners of the chassis, so that you can slip the rods into the chassis. After you do this, the chassis should look like a car with an axle with no wheels.

Next, slip the rods into the holes, make sure you drilled your holes exactly the same height from the bottom of the chassis, or your dolly will be crooked and not level.

Next, put a stop collar against the chassis on each axle, so the collar hugs right up against the chassis body itself, and tighten the hex screw.

Then, slide a rollerblade wheel on each axle.

Then slide another stop collar on each axle up against each rollerblade wheel.

Then another rollerblade wheel on each axle.

Then another stop collar to hold everything in place, make sure the stop collars are tightened well.

Okay, that's the chassis itself, it should ride pretty damn smooth on any smooth surface, thank God for rollerblades!

Next, we build the tracks.

Now, I have to stress here that you are going to have to do a little figuring on your own, and you need to be slightly good at math and good with a tape measure. Don't let this sway you, though...trust me..if I built this thing..so can you !!

In terms of actually cutting the lumber, you are going to make an assembly which basically holds the two steel pipes equidistant apart and off the floor, kind of like a big Lincoln Log (remember those?)

Just picture what a Lincoln Log looks like, a piece of wood with two ruts carved into it. The 'ruts' are where the steel pipes go, in other words, you have to build 2 identical 'shoes' for the pipes to sit in.

You are to make two of these assemblies identically, they are then placed at either end of the ends of each of the pipes, with the pipes laid in the ruts, and the 2 assemblies identical in terms of measurement, the pipes should be equidistant at both ends. This will insure smooth delivery from beginning to end of track. This equi-distance should also match the distance between the space you made (with the stop collar) between each of the roller-blade wheels on each axle on either side of the dolly chassis.

If you'd like to see pictures of the assembly, just follow the links below !

This instructions were found posted on a public bulletin board. If anyone know who wrote it or who it belongs to please contact me so I can give the person credit for it.