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  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:53 am   Subject: Home Depot Sheet Metal
Hey, has anyone tried to buy sheetmetal for a pad from Home Depot? I went today and they only had a few sheets of 8" x 18", which is a far cry from most of the pieces I'll be needing. Does any other h ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:34 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
Well here is a better pic..I hope!.....LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/mikieson/NewpadRedo42905.jpg

very nice pad!!!
what did you use for the center braces? they do not look like stanl ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:08 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

Try different things. I make my own corner brackets. They cost me about a 1.00 for some scrap metal I pick up at my local metal shop....Save time and money without the sacrifice of quality. I would ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:52 am   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

I've looked at several different metal dancepad guides what I would like to know is which dance pad is relatively the sturdiest (I weigh 240 pounds), the
and would like to know which pad(s) will ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:04 am   Subject: ahh
Yeah, I realised that after I sent that. There is a different between a "pressure" switch, and a "contact" switch. Now what would be really inovative, is a way to make a controller without having to ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:29 am   Subject: Contacts
If you have not had time to look at mine. There are no moving parts or switches :-) straight old fasion contact. just like the pressure switch. the plexiglass itself is what completes the circut. Its ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:28 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
Hi (^^)
well Im new so correct me if wrong

1) You shouldnt use Sony-brand controllers because I heard/seen they have this black crap on the contact points so solder will NOT stick to it


Just ...
  Topic: My Dance Pad
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:05 am   Subject: My Dance Pad
I've been away for awhile, started college and had two funerals) - one involving my brother-in-law being found in a lake, death unknown) frown.gif

Will be cleaning up my site and focusing on redoing myd ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:20 am   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
HEY SWORD
Awsome idea on the rj45. thought about the db9 but that is really hard. the cat5 connectors might work as well too :-D

thanx for the brain food hehehe
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:18 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
Okay, so I have an idea for routing the wires, but I'm unsure whether it'd be while to hack off the L and R buttons.

Will the ribbion for the L and R buttons effect the rest of the circuitboard in ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:40 am   Subject: Anyone mind a text tutorial on the pad??
Well, I have an idea for a design, but I'm not sure if it'll work.

I was thinking maybe about putting a 1'' 33x33 inch plywood base, and having all the metal covered panels be about a quarter of a ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:17 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
Well, I have an idea for a design, but I'm not sure if it'll work.

I was thinking maybe about putting a 1'' 33x33 inch plywood base, and having all the metal covered panels be about a quarter of a ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

Replies: 6801
Views: 2595008

PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 5:33 am   Subject: Riptides Video's
Ok I believe the links are working from my site now. problem with the scripting. If anyone is susccessful. let me know.

kind regards riki
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:42 pm   Subject: New Pad Finished
Hey all
just finished the new design. works and performs much better than i expected. feel free to take a look. I have it in slide show format.

If you have any ?? i'll be glad to help, or need som ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 11:59 am   Subject: Re: Change The Wiring

Nahh, Im using a regular PS controller and a regular Playstation. No converters or extensions of any sort. As far as my PS knows its a regular controller. So im thinking its just a controller malfun ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 2:54 am   Subject: Change The Wiring
Nope, no changed settings. I used my regular controller and it worked fine. As far as the controller itself, ive used a spare piece of wire to complete the circuit that way and it worked fine. Which w ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 1:42 pm   Subject: Ok Here is a fairly new design...
unusual type of contacts, very efficient design, less than $90 to make. EXTREMELY SENSITIVE (used just my toes when testing on beginner, hey, i just had sergury, and im not supposed to be on my feet, ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:57 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
Anyone know if 30 gauge galvanized steel flat sheets would work? They' $5.89 a piece (2' x 3') at Home Depot.

they work perfect (and shine up nice to), its all i use

but get the bigger sheets, ...
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:03 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
I have all of riptides video's :-) If anyone needs them let me know. be happy to pass them around (I dont think RT would mind the advertising E4.gif )
  Topic: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
MyDancePad

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PostForum: Bemani Controllers   Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 6:39 pm   Subject: My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)
WHERE CAN I GET RIPTIDES VIDEOS???? The links on his site are down and the other host(mamatrixreloaded.com) requires a password to the ftp server which i obviously don't know. I also doesnt allow for ...
 
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