My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

Maverickdebater · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2006

Lexan or Lucite? And also would they be available at places like Home Depot, or OSH?

-I know there's a thread about the difference between the too, i don't care about the Newtonic pressure they can withhold.. which is better in general?

penguinxtreme · Trick Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject:

anyone here got some In The Groove arrows? Id love em on my didder pad!
here are some pics of my pad.

Maverickdebater · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2006

Any ideas how much this is gonna cost?

5 Sheet Metal Panels 12â x 12â (26 Gauge)
16 Stanley Steel 2â Corner Brackets
32 Mending Brackets 4â
4 Lexan Panels 10 7/8â x 10 7/8â (1/4â Thick)

And are they available at Home Depot?
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

You probably won't find the panels at HD, but the sheet steel, mending brackets, and corner brackets should cost around $50-$80.

I don't really know; I'll be going to HD tomorrow though to pick up steel and sawblades, so I'll make sure to check.
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Ghettobarney · Trick Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Failing Pandy

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Anyone here notice the vast majority of these "metal" ddr pads are really wood wrapped (sometimes even not wrapped) pads, lol.

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Travelsonic · Trick Member Joined: 08 Oct 2005

I decided for my metal pad to just strip my existing MyMYBox (broken) SOLOMODE 2200 down to the frame, recycling the pieces of sheet metal and the bar, and re-building the inside to arcade-like specifications.

My first test sensor came in from MMB -works perfectly through light, standard, and heavy with my existing pad and 7 more on the way, instead of using 16 sensors for the pad. (7 * 20 = $140 + shipping & tax as opposed to 15 * 20 = $300 + shipping & Tax)
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Katalyst · Basic Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Buford, GA

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:17 am Post subject:

the arrows are carbon fiber with a magneto holding them down..

JK, its just puzzle-piece flooring foam. Its not held down by anything... I'm looking into velcro, but i don't want it to be so that for regular maintenance i need to unscrew and jack up everything to the point of ghetto.

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Maverickdebater · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2006

This Saturday i'll be going around town looking at different prices, my dad happens to have friends at a metal shop.. so we can get cheap metal. I can even use their professional steel machines to make the panels.

Place I'm Going:

Home Depot
Welding Shop
Glass Shop
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DarkCore · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

PooingCavy>>>>Your pictures are stretching the page. =\

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject:

DarkCore>>>>No, yoiu just have a horible res...

Maverickdebater · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2006

Yeah.. Cavy is probably right.. I have 800 x 600 and it stretches.
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LightningXCE · Trick Member Joined: 17 Aug 2006

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks lightning!

EDIT: Would Spray-on bedliner work on a didder pad! that would look sooooo sweet!

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

MaverickDebater, mending brackets are about 50 cents each at home depot.
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Maverickdebater · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2006