As a pipe fitter I've used these saddle rollers for years. One person said to use pipes as axel shaft mounts. This makes repairs easy. With good wheels we could move steel population weighing Up to 30 lbs a ft and 21 ft long with only one man on a solid floor. This is a great tool and a real back saver
Made my first one 30 years ago. From hardwood with carpeting inside to protect the doors I was hanging in a high-rise hotel. Lost track of how many but had it down to a science. Still have it.
Actually, My uncle who was a top-notch carpenter gave me his Porter-Cable planer. Easy adjust on the fly. Accurate bevel plate. Still works like a champ. Also have a Bosch 3 incher. I'll kick any door's ass. LOL
ramdodgetruck - You're bringing back some fond memories for me. In the late 70's I had a great carpenter working with/for me rebopping a 150 year old tavern. He directed me to make rabbeted jambsets onsite out of 5/4 clear white pine - he said nothing else would do for the vintage 1 3/4 quartersawn oak doors we were going to use. When it came time to hang the doors, he produced a well-used Porter Cable planer to size the gaps and cut the bevels. He told me he had bought it decades before when he got a job hanging all the doors at a hotel. Forty years later, those heavy doors are still swinging and latching up like the day we hung them - that planer is probably still eating wood, too.
Buddy, not sure where your from, but been selling, dealing with, machining, hanging & hardwareing doors for 35+years myself. We may have worked together or at least know ea other. The port-a-plane was the best planner out there (in my opinion), not being able to find blades made me sick. Didn't see your post before I posted, put an added feature I like. But good post, be safe out there!
Been using something very sim. for hauling commercial doors for 30+ years. Some use wood as the main frame, I used Alum & made mine wider and added a threaded rod drive handle/material holder. With threaded rod, you can add a coupling with more rod for larger material(most doors are 3', so I can add a coupling & 12" of rod to handle 4') . The rod I use is (3/8")allows you to walk off and your plywood, solid core wood or HM door to stand there while you load more on or unload it. Plus not having to pick it up & carry it, just drive it. Unscrew the rod and it's ready to be stowed away. Not taking anything away from this, it's a nice unit. Just giving a little spin that works great for me.
Made one to get a 12ft patio door into a fenced back yard for replacement. I made it with two tires from a old lawn mower long bolts welded to a piece of box steel with a three ft. Two by eight with a fence down one side. Worked great. Came in handy for moving eight foot solid wood doors through the house we trimmed. I could fur up with scrap two by’s to clear wheels and move cabents too. Lost track how many times it saved my back
Built one out of wood twenty years ago for moving wood around the barn. Built one out of steel forty years ago to move bus duct on a construction job. Carpenters have been using them for likely over a hundred years as a door dolly. If you slide it to the balance point of something heavy it makes it easy for one person to use.
Great idea. Ingenious design. You did use the adjustable wrench backwards but , You still got the job done. ( I'm OCDC ) that's the only reason I mention it. Thumbs up on the idea.
This is a great idea. We were using a variation of this in the glass business in the 70's. It was longer, about 6', and the channel was lined with rubber tire tread to set glass on. We used this device to move very large sheets of 1/4" plate glass 84" tall and 108" long or longer. But as you can see this "dolly" is adaptable to many jobs.
That’s a pretty sweet little roller. Put another handle on the other side then you could put a strap over it to hold it secure like a ratchet strap or bungee cord then you could let it go and it would stay up.
We have been using one of these for years .. put the plywood in the middle it will roll a lot better .. add a long handle on the side as tall as the plywood and put a clip over the top so it can't fall over
drill 2 holes in sides of base so you can hook bungy cord over the top of wood/door and keep roller in place,also sleeve studding to take up gap in wheel bearings,even wraps of electrical tape would do to centralise them,other wise good idea
Good job, good comments, yes axle and bearing sizing, clamping good points. Also for a bit of stability and ease the loading add 4 inches to each end and add swivel castors under. Much easier to load. Also as an option to assist clamping weld stubs to flange instead of across web of channel. Been using them for years. Add a heavy rod for steering assist...
if you put a bar across one end of the channel, it would let you push against the door and would not slip down the door on the channel. Perhaps a flip-up crossbar if you wanted to balance the panel on the wheel?
I made two out of 2x6 pressure treated wood with straps a long time ago ... So my snowmobile's carbide runners and skis don't mark up my garage floor . Same wheels as well . 👌
Not to be overly critical, since this is a useful tool, but there are many versions of this already in use. Pipefitters, for instance use a similar device to move heavy pipes around the jobsite. But I wouldn't call it an "invention" since it's been around for so long.
That could work double duty as a trailer Dolly if you drilled a hole for a hook handle and a hole for a hitch pin welded to a piece of square tubing with a tapped hole in the bottom
Super nifty mate but it l be much adherent and safe if you add some rubber pads where the wood board meets the metall.other than that it s 10 out a 10 mate.keep going ...
nice. I think a rubber (or other material) as a gripper would be nice on top, and a handle on both sides, not just one. Then a rope or bungie cord could strap items on top. Whether they are panels over bumpy ground or other items.
I wouldn't exactly put this idea in the realm "genius", but it's handy - if you've got a welding kit. I used half an old skateboard with a strip of wood nailed to each side...
Those things have been around for forty years my friends. They are used to move sheet and panel goods as well as heavy door and window units around job sites. That tool is not a recent DIY invention. I own four of those things, they are store-bought and I have had them for decades.
I needed to move a LARGE (78" x 40") heavy solar panel, and because of the width I couldn't get through the backyard gate on my dolly. Grabbed my $14 Home Depot furniture dolly, strapped the panel to it, and rolled it around just like in the video. Much cheaper and it's even padded. You can find them on sale all the time.
Good job bud.i use this thing called a troll it has one wheel and a handle like that its good 4 drywall but yours is kind of 4 wheel drive it would work great with plywood outside.you might make the handle a little longer but great idea 👍
WoW you invented something that's been around for years this must be the Mandela effect every glass shop in the world has one of those laying around somewhere but if you truly came up with this out of necessity and didn't simply copy it then good job very effective tool
Congratulations. I'm not sure I need one of these but it shows how an implement is done so everybody can adapt this project to one' s needs. Post more videos, please. Greetings from Portugal.
This is a version of a door dolly, The door dolly hinges in the middle to hold on to the door so you can install the hardware and transport doors with out hurting your back.
Great little thing you came up with!! So simple, and people here could avoid several health troubles with simple things as this one!! I hope this good idea of yours, will bring you some good money some day!! Think of it! Good luck, as you well deserv it!!
i made something very similar for my glass company to carry large sheets of glass or heavy glass doors. did my center piece out of wood(glass likes wood)
Why not get the right size allthread for the wheels? They need a spacer or you will just push the bearing out. Make the bed metal longer and Higher with a clamp from the side Make detachable handl to roll it with
Great idea. I made one from wood with lawn mower wheels and random parts from my shop. It works great
That's great! Now you can take your plywood for a walk. Mine loves to go flying on windy days.
As a pipe fitter I've used these saddle rollers for years. One person said to use pipes as axel shaft mounts. This makes repairs easy. With good wheels we could move steel population weighing Up to 30 lbs a ft and 21 ft long with only one man on a solid floor. This is a great tool and a real back saver
good to see people still making stuff. we need more of the world to make stuff, and not just be mindless consumers. have a great day yall!
This guy invented the dolly!!! Haha nice design though!
Very good idea, I am 68 and could use this on a regular basis, now all I have to do is make one! Thanks for the idea.
For those nice days you feel like talking your plywood for a walk!! LOL!
Acquire welding and grinding skills, and you open up a world of custom possibilities. Very practical skills to have.
Made my first one 30 years ago. From hardwood with carpeting inside to protect the doors I was hanging in a high-rise hotel. Lost track of how many but had it down to a science. Still have it.
Is that when you bought your first power hand planer?
Actually, My uncle who was a top-notch carpenter gave me his Porter-Cable planer. Easy adjust on the fly. Accurate bevel plate. Still works like a champ. Also have a Bosch 3 incher. I'll kick any door's ass. LOL
ramdodgetruck - You're bringing back some fond memories for me. In the late 70's I had a great carpenter working with/for me rebopping a 150 year old tavern. He directed me to make rabbeted jambsets onsite out of 5/4 clear white pine - he said nothing else would do for the vintage 1 3/4 quartersawn oak doors we were going to use. When it came time to hang the doors, he produced a well-used Porter Cable planer to size the gaps and cut the bevels. He told me he had bought it decades before when he got a job hanging all the doors at a hotel. Forty years later, those heavy doors are still swinging and latching up like the day we hung them - that planer is probably still eating wood, too.
Ricopolico right on man. We can learn a lot from our elders too bad kids these days don’t respect them as much it seems
Buddy, not sure where your from, but been selling, dealing with, machining, hanging & hardwareing doors for 35+years myself. We may have worked together or at least know ea other. The port-a-plane was the best planner out there (in my opinion), not being able to find blades made me sick. Didn't see your post before I posted, put an added feature I like. But good post, be safe out there!
Been using something very sim. for hauling commercial doors for 30+ years. Some use wood as the main frame, I used Alum & made mine wider and added a threaded rod drive handle/material holder. With threaded rod, you can add a coupling with more rod for larger material(most doors are 3', so I can add a coupling & 12" of rod to handle 4') . The rod I use is (3/8")allows you to walk off and your plywood, solid core wood or HM door to stand there while you load more on or unload it. Plus not having to pick it up & carry it, just drive it. Unscrew the rod and it's ready to be stowed away. Not taking anything away from this, it's a nice unit. Just giving a little spin that works great for me.
It serves your purpose. Forget about the should and shouldn't. It does the job for you.
Thanks so much for sharing👍
Weld another handle to put a strap for more stability. You can use two of them for longer objects with help from another person. Great job.
Made one to get a 12ft patio door into a fenced back yard for replacement. I made it with two tires from a old lawn mower long bolts welded to a piece of box steel with a three ft. Two by eight with a fence down one side. Worked great. Came in handy for moving eight foot solid wood doors through the house we trimmed. I could fur up with scrap two by’s to clear wheels and move cabents too. Lost track how many times it saved my back
Good video. Great job
good idea to carry my quiver of boards down to the beach but made of aluminum
Built one out of wood twenty years ago for moving wood around the barn. Built one out of steel forty years ago to move bus duct on a construction job. Carpenters have been using them for likely over a hundred years as a door dolly. If you slide it to the balance point of something heavy it makes it easy for one person to use.
Great idea. Ingenious design. You did use the adjustable wrench backwards but , You still got the job done. ( I'm OCDC ) that's the only reason I mention it. Thumbs up on the idea.
Good idea! Anyone can build this with whatever mods they need for their needs.
Handy bit of kit if you need to take a board for a walk one day
This is a great idea. We were using a variation of this in the glass business in the 70's. It was longer, about 6', and the channel was lined with rubber tire tread to set glass on. We used this device to move very large sheets of 1/4" plate glass 84" tall and 108" long or longer. But as you can see this "dolly" is adaptable to many jobs.
A piece of rebarb bent around the front end so the material dosent slide forward while pushing it other than that nice idea
ЛАЙК!!! Хороший пристрій.
That’s a pretty sweet little roller. Put another handle on the other side then you could put a strap over it to hold it secure like a ratchet strap or bungee cord then you could let it go and it would stay up.
Put a trailer ball in that thing with a long handle for moving your boat trailer around!
Like it, work smarter not harder.
I have no need for one.but i must have one
The last year I worked at Tuff Shed was in 2002. They had these things back then. Used to carry 16 foot Walls by myself with these.
"Hunnie, the neighbor's walking his plywood again..."
😂 😂😂
I like taking my sheet of plywood for walks to the beach.
Sir ...I made this project .but I don't made this project report so can you help me for report..
Wheels! Why hasn't anyone thought of that before!
Build 4 two that swivel. Sit a small building with runners in the channel. Easy move of building.
Very nice. It seems no ones around when im trying to move somthing. Need to make one of those
We have been using one of these for years .. put the plywood in the middle it will roll a lot better .. add a long handle on the side as tall as the plywood and put a clip over the top so it can't fall over
drill 2 holes in sides of base so you can hook bungy cord over the top of wood/door and keep roller in place,also sleeve studding to take up gap in wheel bearings,even wraps of electrical tape would do to centralise them,other wise good idea
Another potentially useful tool to make with my powerarc. I'd make it a bit more generic so that it can carry around more than plywood.
Brilliant
Good idea , now make one for stairs
Very good idea thanks for sharing
People who deliver sheds use something like this on the opposet end of the mule to help move the shed.
Good job, good comments, yes axle and bearing sizing, clamping good points. Also for a bit of stability and ease the loading add 4 inches to each end and add swivel castors under. Much easier to load. Also as an option to assist clamping weld stubs to flange instead of across web of channel. Been using them for years. Add a heavy rod for steering assist...
if you put a bar across one end of the channel, it would let you push against the door and would not slip down the door on the channel. Perhaps a flip-up crossbar if you wanted to balance the panel on the wheel?
Super idea
We in the iron trade 30 years ago made these from scratch with iron wheels for moving sheet steel etc etc
These have existed for a long time
You might want to throw a couple of bushings to fill the gap between the wheel bearing and the axles.
How's about adding a washer before the nut?
excellent invention ! thks bro
Its very useful
We have these in the oilfields we call them pipe dollies. They are awesome laying down pipe out of the derrick. Ours are more heavy duty obviously.
I know what I want for Christmas
i like it. i might add anti skid tape inside the channel.
I made two out of 2x6 pressure treated wood with straps a long time ago ... So my snowmobile's carbide runners and skis don't mark up my garage floor . Same wheels as well . 👌
Awesome
What kind of welder did you use?
good stuff!
Not to be overly critical, since this is a useful tool, but there are many versions of this already in use. Pipefitters, for instance use a similar device to move heavy pipes around the jobsite. But I wouldn't call it an "invention" since it's been around for so long.
That could work double duty as a trailer Dolly if you drilled a hole for a hook handle and a hole for a hitch pin welded to a piece of square tubing with a tapped hole in the bottom
Great idea!
Super nifty mate but it l be much adherent and safe if you add some rubber pads where the wood board meets the metall.other than that it s 10 out a 10 mate.keep going ...
nice. I think a rubber (or other material) as a gripper would be nice on top, and a handle on both sides, not just one. Then a rope or bungie cord could strap items on top. Whether they are panels over bumpy ground or other items.
К основанию нужно было приклеить лист резины чтоб груз не скользил
I wouldn't exactly put this idea in the realm "genius", but it's handy - if you've got a welding kit. I used half an old skateboard with a strip of wood nailed to each side...
15 years a go we works with this tool!!!😂😂😂
Pretty cool it's ingenuity like this that makes me wanna grab the toolbox
Those things have been around for forty years my friends. They are used to move sheet and panel goods as well as heavy door and window units around job sites. That tool is not a recent DIY invention. I own four of those things, they are store-bought and I have had them for decades.
I needed to move a LARGE (78" x 40") heavy solar panel, and because of the width I couldn't get through the backyard gate on my dolly. Grabbed my $14 Home Depot furniture dolly, strapped the panel to it, and rolled it around just like in the video. Much cheaper and it's even padded. You can find them on sale all the time.
My thoughts too, should put something to make it anti skid in it. But great idea.
6 of them could easily move a standard sized shed around
We have one for 800lb granite islands.works great and takes up very little space.
Could definitely use a heavier duty version of this. Will have to try it when I get my welder
pipe on the bottom would be stronger & one could change the axle out if it ever got bent
Good job bud.i use this thing called a troll it has one wheel and a handle like that its good 4 drywall but yours is kind of 4 wheel drive it would work great with plywood outside.you might make the handle a little longer but great idea 👍
That could be used for many things!! Cool invention!!!! This man is smart.
WoW you invented something that's been around for years this must be the Mandela effect every glass shop in the world has one of those laying around somewhere but if you truly came up with this out of necessity and didn't simply copy it then good job very effective tool
Because we all have a welding machine handy
Bello, mio padre l'aveva fatto 30 anni fa per spostare lastre di cemento
Buen inventó🙌🙌🙋💪💪👍👍👍👆👆
The same thing is used in the granit industry to move slabs
Sweet!
I made mine 36" long and put a small swivel caster at the back end. Works great.
Great idea . how about adding a roll of non-slip stuff to the surface ?
Congratulations. I'm not sure I need one of these but it shows how an implement is done so everybody can adapt this project to one' s needs. Post more videos, please. Greetings from Portugal.
PEOPLE LIKE THIS OBVIOUSLY HAVE ALOT OF SPARE TIME
Dude you would have got that job at NASA if they didn't have that hiring freeze. Maybe some day you will actually have a good idea but I doubt it.
A solution for a problem that doesn't exist.
This is a version of a door dolly, The door dolly hinges in the middle to hold on to the door so you can install the hardware and transport doors with out hurting your back.
Great little thing you came up with!! So simple, and people here could avoid several health troubles with simple things as this one!! I hope this good idea of yours, will bring you some good money some day!! Think of it! Good luck, as you well deserv it!!
Good
Nice !! ,idea to make a long version of that ??
Great idea but I think it should have arms to hold the items.
I'm going to patent this thingy....
i made something very similar for my glass company to carry large sheets of glass or heavy glass doors. did my center piece out of wood(glass likes wood)
Very goood
Is this real?? of fake ?
HAHA HAHAH - BISER!
Why not get the right size allthread for the wheels? They need a spacer or you will just push the bearing out. Make the bed metal longer and Higher with a clamp from the side Make detachable handl to roll it with
Great idea mate, really handy!!
felicitaciones por algo practico e ingenioso jorge de argentina