cobalt flux on shag carpet?

RagePenguin · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Bremerton

Mine has about 1/4 inch of shag to it.

I put it on a vinal floor mat and it still slides, the kind you see at office depot stores and whatnot that are for computer chairs.

where do I buy grip tape? also I was wondering if the intensity at which I play has something to do with it.. if so how can I weigh down the pad?

260 lbs, 5'11 and play 9 footers usually, but the pad slides around like crazy on easy songs like Maxx unlimited std.

I was also thinking about velcro but not sure if that's cool.

ddrpablo · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:55 am Post subject:

thats wat I put all along th edges of the cf...just tape it on really well =/

Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

A technique that may also work for you would be to get some heavy lead blocks, and use those to "pin" the pad in. A 30 lb lead block is only like 3" x 4" x 10", and AFAIK, it's pretty cheap - Look in marine supply stores like West Marine and E&B.

Oh...and don't eat it.
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RagePenguin · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Bremerton

pablo

velc or grip tape?

cutriss, like on the ground alongside the pad or on the corners of the pad itself? or maybe you could do a cool mspaint sketch, I'm not really digging into the depth of the idea here.

Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

ddrpablo · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:39 pm Post subject:

velcro. mine already had come with grip tape on it and it still slid. the grip tape is for hard floor. just make sure its taped really well like I said cuz it comes off easily use strong tape, or staples the velcro along all the edges preferably.

Devil Warrior · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: New Hampshire

Just a note on putting velcro on the bottom of your pad. If you put the side with hooks on the bottom, which I'm assuming you would, do NOT place the velcro on the very edge of the pad. You will have an extremely difficult time removing it from carpet if the velcro decides it wants to stick well. I bought some velcro just like the kind used inside of the CF pad, and I have 9 squares on the bottom of my platform. That thing will NOT move no matter what you do to it, even trying to pry it up is fairly difficult. Just a warning.

Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

My pads aren't CF, however what I did may help you too. I have a pair of Cypher games and I put them into a wood frame that holds them in place very well.

http://www.overvolt.net/rychan/RyansPads.jpg
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Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

Whenever I see that word I start laughing uncontrollably.

you know the one.

You might want to consider moving your TV somewhere else when you want to play DDR because I don't think it'd be that great to play on the carpet...
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RagePenguin · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Bremerton

Rychan do you know colorado fusion?

also am I just seeing that you put your pads on some wood, or is there something deeper?

Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

Syrkorsh · Basic Member Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Location: vermont

I dont know about shag carpet but i play mine on like 1/4 inch fairly hard carpet, but the pad doesnt slip much, and i just move it a little after every song, but i also am not playing 9 footers, but i do weigh as much as u about, so i dunno if u have a better place in ur house with maybejust some fairly hard carpet

RagePenguin · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Bremerton

it never moves normally but the freakin jumps on Maxx unlimited standard it moves so much and makes me fail the song.