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Topic: gamestop dance pad? |
whyrph
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:45 pm Subject: gamestop dance pad? |
The gamestop pad works REALLY well when taped to something. I have it taped to the rather hard carpet in my dorm room and it works pretty well. You can't feel where the arrows are, but I'm pretty us ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:48 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Hmm. .so maybe my understanding of Riptide's design was wrong. I was under the impression that it goes like this:
top layer of plastic: corners cut out.
buttom layer: corners not cut out. Put ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
Replies: 6801
Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:07 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
the arrow panels arent supose to bend.they are held up with foam weatherstriping and when you step on the arrow thw weather strip gets squished down to touch the contacts.theres no bending involved.
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Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
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Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:14 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Hmm. .so does anyone think plywood could possibly be a replacement for Lexan with a Riptide-style pad? It would probably get rid of any chance of static problems, and I could lower the cost of the pa ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
Replies: 6801
Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:40 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
1/2 inch of polycarb will stop bullets... 1/4 inch will take to people jumping on it, im currently using two 1/8th inch sheets, and no problems, i even had a big boned friend (about 350lbs) TRY to bre ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
Replies: 6801
Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:24 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Wait - if I'm not mistaken you'll need to use 1/4" polycarb, and double-layer it, right? At least for most pads. And you need four 11x11 buttons, so you need 8 of those squares. Since they come in ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
Replies: 6801
Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:06 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
$100 for lexan you are getting ripped off
I figured as much, that's why I haven't bought it yet - can you point me to where I can get it? I hope there's a place online that's not too expensive. I ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
Replies: 6801
Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:29 pm Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Hmm .. I was thinking that to be cheap, I could say the hell with it to aesthetics and make the whole thing out of wood and plywood (with just enough metal for the contacts). The problem comes in wit ... |
Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
whyrph
Replies: 6801
Views: 2994470
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Forum: Bemani Controllers Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:38 am Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV) |
Hmm. .Riptide's videos aren't working yet again. All three mirrors are down. The first one times out, the second one's IP changed, and the third doesn't even have a DNS entry. Can someone host thes ... |
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