My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

Same · Trick Member Joined: 19 Mar 2002 Location: Lucas, Ohio

My pops and I are in the process of finishing up my first (of two, and possibly four (Damn you UM2!)) pad and we used a table saw with the blade real low to cut our plexiglass. So now we have 8 perfect 11x11 squares.

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Seven-Zero · Basic Member Joined: 12 Sep 2004

anyone know where i can find a way to build a xbox metal pad?

tolookah · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject:

build a metal pad, instead of a playstation controller, use something that tplugs into Xbox and viola! you are done ^^
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Seven-Zero · Basic Member Joined: 12 Sep 2004

yes i know but like it shows u like what buttons are which on the ps controller but i would need to know which ones are for which for xbox controller... i really dont feel like buyin another controller tho lol. but i might have to.

Seven-Zero · Basic Member Joined: 12 Sep 2004

wait....is it possible to do it using the playstation way...then just buy an apadter?

D r S a n e · Trick Member Joined: 07 Jul 2004

Yesaw! Step 3!

<.<

Whoppee! It's looking great.

(Hey Same! Are we related?

I added you into my friends list in NNR.ca a while ago just for fun, coincidence seeing you here...

)

tolookah · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject:

Wulgar · Basic Member Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Location: Ukiah, CA

What is the weight limit like on these pads? I mean, I'm not huge or anything, but weigh about 280, and finances are definitely an issue. Would they be able to hold my weight easily (generally, I do about 8-9 feet)?

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tolookah · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:18 am Post subject:

Seven: yes, it would work, before i bought a madcatz pad to rip up, i was using a PS controller on an adapter, i would search the forums, theres a thread somewhere with all the working adapters

Wulgar: depends on which pad you make/what materials you use. I wouldn't skimp on the acrillics and go with a polycarbonate, that step alone will probably set you right (poly carbs are really tough, its quite nice) My design used polycarbonates and i had someone 300+ lbs TRYING to break an arrow... though I wish i had a camera, it was funny... We'll see if i can manage another stress test on V2 within a few weeks
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riptide · Trick Member Joined: 14 Aug 2002

discobiscuits · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: phoenix

Yup, i have. Back in KC, there's a place called Great Wolf Lodge. It's a hotellish kick buttocks fun place for kids and teens. Has an awesome arcade in the bottom floor. The right side's left arrow was cracked horribly. I never knew it was possible, but it was. But you can just order a quick replacement from an arcade vendor in a zip, which they did.

My choice is always lexan. 350x stronger than glass is the way to go. But since im gonna have to cut up the arrows without the help of my grandpa's toolshed this time... im probaly gonna go with the 3/4 best acrylic at home depot. Forgot the name of it. But it's like 100x stronger than glass (whereas poly carbonated is 50, and acrylic is 20) Shouldn't be too much of a pain to cut 8 sheets hopefully.
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Weston · Trick Member Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Location: Minnesota

I thought lexan was polycarbonate, just a brand name for it. I sure would have liked to use it for my pad, but I couldn't find it around (Hopefully the new Lowe's will have something).

As for seeing panels break, I've seen it three times.
Once was at a local arcade/sport center that doesn't ever take care of their machine. It's been like that for 2 weeks. Didn't actually watch it break, but a friend's friend was the one who did it.
The other two times had happened within the same hour on the same machine from the same guy. I think they were both Namco panels too. Pretty funny though, since he kept playing.

discobiscuits · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: phoenix

that is because namco pads blow. And always will.

MY SCORE WAS 3 MILLION
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Amatsu · Basic Member Joined: 12 Sep 2004

someone has probably already asked this but i didnt feel like reading through 84 pages of posts. has anyone tried ripping the guts out of a softpad and using that intsead of the controller? it seems like that would be easier, but if it was so simple everyone would just do that so there must be a downside,incompatability or something
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Amatsu · Basic Member Joined: 12 Sep 2004

oh, wow 123 pages
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Amatsu · Basic Member Joined: 12 Sep 2004

[/quote]

You could use the controller board out of a soft pad instead of a normal controller... actually they tend to be more rugged in design and withstand soldering better.

Using the actual sensors from the soft pad wouldn't really work very well with any of the designs that I know of in this topic.[/quote]

yeah, i disected my softpad earlier (it was crap anyways, generic brand) and realized it would be too tough to try and incorporate the button thingies but i could salvage the little green controller board thing. or i could try my luck at fixing it
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