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menace:

--- Quote ---Menace, what did you use?
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I based my design on the first link with modifications becuase I wanted 360 wheels not 270--so i kept the double row of bearings (used roller blade wheel bearing and not pillow block ones) and instead of the gear at the end, I have an encoder wheel which I based off of one of the templates over in the build your own spinner section.  I also used a long carriage bolt (5/16") as it made mounting everything so much easier--just bolt it together and call it done.  The head of the bolt is hidden under the plastic cap on the wheel.

For pedals I used pc pedals--cheaper, easy to find and already wired.
Chris:

--- Quote from: menace on March 23, 2005, 08:36:42 am ---For pedals I used pc pedals--cheaper, easy to find and already wired.

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When you're standing up, though, you're putting pressure on the plastic pedals in a way they weren't designed to take.  My plastic PC pedals always feel like they're going to break.

I was thinking of building pedals using heavy-duty gate hinges.  They'll look awful, but they'll work well from a standing perspective.

--Chris
menace:

--- Quote ---When you're standing up, though, you're putting pressure on the plastic pedals in a way they weren't designed to take.  My plastic PC pedals always feel like they're going to break.
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I'm perfectly happy with the pc pedals I'm using (dexxxa) and they are more than sturdy enough to withstand significant abuse (I've had some friends kids over to "playtest" the machine--amazing what the rugrats can destroy that you wouldn't even think about...
SirPoonga:
Like I said, I've been searching guitar volume pedal sites too.

http://www.geocities.com/stompboxworktop/rocker4.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/stompboxworktop/

Just need to put a sping on one side of the pedal for arcade.
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