![]() ![]() The 1/8 inch Hardboard was cut into the following pieces:Ĩx - 9x9 inch button pads (you can see these stacked in the picture on the previous step) The 1/4 inch Hardboard was cut into the following pieces:Ĩx - 11x11 inch button pads (you can see these stacked in the picture on the previous step) (You can see all of these pieces dry assembled in the picture above) The 1/2 inch thick MDF was cut into the following pieces:Ģx - 35x39 inch base panels 4x - 35x3 inch top and bottom borders 4x - 33x1 inch side borders 10x - 11x11 square "non-button" step pads. The button assembly will be explained later, but could be modified for different designs or materials. The measurements are the same as a DDR arcade pad except that a real arcade pad has only 1.5 inches between the right arrow of the player one pad and the left button of the player two pad, and my design has 2 inches between (not a big deal I think). These pads are designed to be 4 button pads with a solid base, solid border, and solid non-button step areas. To connect these pads (with their Playstation connectors) to a PC for playing Stepmania, I use the "EMS USB 2" adapter which you can grab for cheap on amazon. Rotary hand saw Mounted Belt Sander (borrowed) Drywall Square (Big Ruler) or Tape Measure Soldering Iron Solder Wire Stripper Small phillips head screwdriver Hot Glue Gun and Glue Caulking Gun I already had the following materials and tools available for use: Total purchased was ~$97 (not bad for two hard pads) ~$13x3=$39 1x - 1/4 inch thick 4 ft by 2 ft MDF panel ~$6 1x - 1/8 inch thick 4 ft by 2 ft hardboard panel ~$2.50 1x - "Joist Panning" (This was the name of the galvanized steel sheet that I found in the duct work section of the store, I think it was about 33 inches by 24 inches.) ~$8 1x - Can of Loctite brand medium strength spray adhesive (they were out of Super 77) ~$7 1x - Tube of contruction adhesive (for use with caulking gun) ~$4 2x - Used Original Sony PSX controllers ~$4x2=$8 2x - Used Ethernet Cables ~$3x2=$6 1x - Straight Tin Snips ~$8 3x - Insulation foam tape, high density, 1/4 inch thick, 1/4 inch wide, 10 ft roll. I will list the materials in the quantity I purchased with a estimate of cost of each material.ģx - 1/2 inch thick 4 ft by 4 ft MDF panels. I live in the US so my measurements are non-metric (sorry almost everyone), prices are in USD, and the names of materials match my locale. The hardware store seems to call it MDF when thicker than than 1/4 inch, and hardboard if 1/4 inch thick or less. I decided to build these pads from Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)/Hardboard as it was the cheapest panel material with good compression strength (and a bit of flex which comes in later). Once installed, search for and open it in the Unity Dash Home.I build two pads so that 2 could play or 1 could play "doubles", so the materials list and cost below is for 2 pads. Sudo dpkg -i playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.debģ.) Now install the Game with this command:
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