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Here's how my stepping panels work without corner brackets:

http://s94958815.onlinehome.us/DDR/images/stepbottom.jpg
Here's the bottom of each button. There's 4 small holes in which bolts are plac ...

After nearly 2 years in the making, mine's just about finished:

http://s94958815.onlinehome.us/DDR/images/ddrpad.jpg

It's essentially a Stoli design but with a few differences: I used industrial ...

I'm not sure cold cathodes would be the best choice for lights. I've got one in my comptuer case and it doesn't come on immediately when I flick the power switch for it.

So I'm not sure how good th ...

My plexiglass (~.25") was also cut using a table saw with no problems.

I learned a lesson today. The lesson is:

If you're screwing in a border, make sure you don't put the screws right through your wires.

I made this mistake today, and now must rewire my entire p ...

One of the modifications I made to my version of Stoli's design is that I placed a small flat headed screw in each corner of the bottom plate as well as one in the center. By tightening them or loseni ...

I finally got a chance to come home for spring break and do a bit of work. So far, my arrow pads are all put down and working. I haven't put the graphics on or the plexiglass yet though. Nor have I ma ...

I'll second the comment on needing to reenforce the 12 gauge. No way it'll stand up to repeated beating.

Thanks for the input stoli. Currently, my plan is to use the wireless controll box I have temporarily. I'll use that till my other soft pad I have dies, then switch it out. Or, if the wireless is real ...

Iguess the next thing to do is verify that the controller is good. It should also give you an idea if you have selected the correct common:

Using a short piece of wire, connect one end to the conta ...

It is likely that your controller is just sensing a small change in voltage when you touch a wire to it. To do a proper test, you should:

1. Disconnect the controller from your game console.

2. ...

Ok, here's the setup of my controller I bought. I labelled everything as I thought they were.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/VoijaRisa/DSCF0012.jpg

Here's how the pad looks thus far:
http ...

Got myself a controller today. Unfortunately, in testing some things out, I came across a fairly serious glitch.

I picked up a Wild Catz "Control Pad Pro". It's a fairly standard off brand PS2 cont ...

1. I don't have much experience with tools and no soldering at all. I'm only 16. In reality, how hard would this be for me to build?If you're careful about planning and really check over everything ca ...

I started my pad today. Spent $147 at the hardware store and haven't gotten my arrows printed yet, nor have I gotten a controller to use (I decided not to go with the wireless control box I already ha ...

I got the Extreme2/pad bundle because my.... Santa knew I needed something to hold me over until I was able to get my metal pad built.

So far, it's worked pretty nice. I give it a week.

I'm curious as to what kinds of "plugs" you used at the joints? Did you use Cat5 cable and just use outlets and the crimpers for that?

I like your idea overall and think I might be trying to do som ...

geckoinc99, intresting to hear that you have a pad that is easily dissassemblable. I was considering trying to create a way to do something similar given that my pad will probably need to be travellin ...

yah - i'd have to agree with gecko. Just go corded. It's much less hassle than trying to install a wireless transmitter, battery pack, etc. Plus, the tutorials only deal with wired pads, so don't go t ...

Hi everyone. I got addicted to DDR this past summer and wore my soft mat out last week. So I figured it'd be time to take a stab at making my own. I've read all the tutorials out there, and most of th ...