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melonman67
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1860.  Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 12:06 am Post subject: |
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I made a Riptide pad and it works alring extept for the contacts.....some sides skip while others dont respond at all....I can still do good on it but sometimes it will just crap out.
What other options are there for contacts. The screws are just.....stressful (in both tweaking and installation). I've seen things about using sheetmetal for the contacts but never how or where to put em.
If this has been already discussed please point me in the right direction (90 some pages is a hella lota reading).
BTW is DDRHomepad's Pad the same height as Riptides? I want to make another one for doubles purposes and so I can have VS games with others but I dont want a drop in height when I play doubles.
Thanks Much!
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WannaDance
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| 1861. Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I was wondering if anyone had the exact arcade demensions, for not only the pad, but he cabinet as well. A friend of mine needs a project to work on, and this might just be it. I would like to know everything to inch, thanks. |
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hooded__paladin
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| 1862. Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| melonman - No, they are not the same height. You might be able to put a board under the DDRHomePad (the thinner one), if it's not a weird height. Do the math yourself. |
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richcchan
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| 1863. Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Anybody have a copy of the riptide videos? None of his mirrors work.
TIA. |
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enjoi_skating
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Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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| 1864. Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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hi im curently building riptide's design and i was wondering if anyone had a working third video i could download off of them.also i want to know the proper way to maintaine the pad,how to clean it and such.
thanks in advance |
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enjoi_skating
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| 1865. Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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chavid
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| 1866. Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 10:02 am Post subject: |
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hey, patster's website doesn't work for me. is it gone or has it moved or something?
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MyDancePad
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| 1867. Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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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  )
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Fr0sty
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| 1868. Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone know if 30 gauge galvanized steel flat sheets would work? They' $5.89 a piece (2' x 3') at Home Depot. |
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MyDancePad
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| 1869. Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Fr0sty wrote: | | 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, you get more for you money :-)
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highschoolplaya
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| 1870. Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject: this is really important plzzz help me... anyone out there |
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| okay.. i was just wondering ... k.. you know the pad from geocities.. the one.. where there the bottom half of the arrow and the top.. well.. im wondering.. if the weather stripping is screwed onto the outsides of the pegboard.. on the bottom half of the arrow?? because if you scrwed it on the sheet metal.. it would cause a short right? and.. if i have to cut gaps on the corners of the sheet metal.. on the bottom half.. of the arrow.. to fit more weather stripping...??? and the foam core.. goes on the corners of the corner of the peg board.. underneath the brackets right.. so.. on each side. theres two pieces of weather stripping... with 1/2 inch gaps.. and 1 going in each corner?? plzzz help!!!! any suggestions would be helpful |
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kirbyrockz
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| 1871. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I want to make a DDR pad with lights in them, but there aren't any ones with the instructions and dimensions I need...
I like Patster's but I don't know the dimensions and such, and all the other info.
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kirbyrockz
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| 1872. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:09 am Post subject: |
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I want to make a DDR pad with lights in them, but there aren't any ones with the instructions and dimensions I need...
I like Patster's but I don't know the dimensions and such, and all the other info.
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drugzandduzz
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| 1873. Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| sorry, i posted in the wrong thread. i wasnt wearing my glasses . sorry, i thought it said softpad thread. |
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Blue Beefman
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tolookah
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| 1875. Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| Blue Beefman wrote: | | ...and today Im starting my 7th Pad.... |
wow... 7th... and i was happy starting my 2nd/3rd pad (just placed the electronics order about a minute before you posted)... damn... once i get 2 done so I'm happy, I'll document putting 3 together, and make a little howto to make my pad (complete with LED lighting and external power)
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Patster
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Location: Mount Prospect, Illinois |
| 1876. Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: Patster's Place |
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| chavid wrote: | | hey, patster's website doesn't work for me. is it gone or has it moved or something? |
You might have been trying to use an old link. The attbi.com account no longer exists ever since comcast took over. The correct address is now http://home.comcast.net/~patster/home.html
I've been gone for some time now cuz I just bought and moved to a new condo. Finishing my website has been on the backburner for quite some time now. I hate how it is only partially completed, but I felt that at least sharing the pictures would give people some inspiration to build their own designs. I'm always happy to answer questions, just pm me. |
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ddrhomepad
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| 1877. Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Since Patster and Blue Beefman have made an appearance, I might as well update what's been going on. My pads have been in the garage for almost a year gathering dust. I've been too busy building an arcade controller and playing all those games on MAME and other emulators. I recently brought one pad back in the house and it still works. I read this thread once in a while but, every question has been asked and answered many times over and guys like Hooded_Paladin and tolookah have done a great job helping everyone else. I still can't believe these threads are still going after almost 2-1/2 years. 
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gamersource
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tolookah
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| 1879. Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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1/8 inch 12x12 polycarbonate sheet http://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/polycarbonatesheet.html $3.90... two would cost 7.80 cheaper than the one you would buy (i dont know how those are, or how authentic they are, but 1/8th inch polycarbs will take a beating, and 1/4 inch is what a good number of battlebots use... any thicker and it can take bullets)
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but yeah Ill check these boards occasionally and try to answer any questions that I can....and today Im starting my 7th Pad....but it wont be mine....its for a friend, so yeah im back!....for now...