My pad UPDATED

[Steinway]

The base layout with wires in (wires are run through slits in the stud)



The Logitech USB controller I used, on both the left and right sides their are three wires that were for the shoulder button that I have soldered onto (sorry its a bad pic)



The pad with packing installed in the sensor wells (used to bring the contacts up to the correct height.)



Aluminium solid squares and brackets attached.





The wiring.



The underside of the pads.





The finished product, without graphics under the perspex (I havn't been able to get to somewhere with a good printer yet.)

I'm working on a old computer now to put out in the shed with the mat so I can test it.

[CT_Warrior]

What type of glue did you use to glue the sheet metal onto the wood, and what glue are you going to use for the arrow graphics?

[Steinway]

[Steinway]

Updated.

[richard2o9]

What type of screws did you use? Phillips head screws? I highly suggest you use truss head screws instead if you didn't use them.

[CT_Warrior]

Why truss? I think they'd work about the same.

If not, do you think the same would apply to matrix sensors?

[richard2o9]

[CT_Warrior]

True, but it's a lot less arcade-accurate.

[richard2o9]

[Steinway]

I just used Philips head screws because they are the right height for the sensors so I used them for the bracket to save money, but I see where your coming from. I played for a good 4 or so hours today and didn't run into any screw related problems, actually I had no pad related problems at all. So far so good.

[DAVE101]

[CT_Warrior]

Well, for the arcades I normally go to, they use giant panheads. Though I've seen some flatter looking screws in an ITG dedicab.

I don't get tripped up, so I guess it's fine for me.

But slide? That's interesting. I never slide when I play, my shoe grips the metal too tightly to do any slides in the first place. Some arcades use wax on their pads to make it slippery enough to slide, but since they added it themselves, you aren't supposed to slide while playing at an arcade (unless you don't clean your shoes before playing).

Cobalt fluxes are supposed to be flat, so I'd see why they use Lath screws.

My first homepad is really flat, no recession, no bracket screws, so I imagine I'd know what it feels like to play on truss screws. My second pad uses panheads and are much closer to the arcade imo.



They're like #14 philips panhead screws.

[slvrshdw]

on the arcades i've played on i thought the screws were more like the truss ones..

on my own ones i've built, i have used the round head and truss, and i prefer the truss myself.

plus, i think they look better too
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[richard2o9]