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Arcade Style Metal Pad Materials and Costs


The total cost of this pad was around $135. The
total cost for two pads was under $250, because
there will be some materials like screws, tape,
foam core, weatherstipping, and solder that won't
have to be purchased again. All materials were
purchased at Home Depot and Lowes except for
the foam core from Wal-Mart and the Playstation
controller which I bought at FuncoLand.



Materials and Costs
$34 - 2' by 3' 26 gauge zinc stainless steel (2 pieces) at Home Depot
Note : I found 2' by 4' 26 gauge plated steel at Lowes cheaper
Don't buy aluminum sheet metal, the solder will not stick to it.
$24 - 16 Stanley brackets (8 packages - 2 brackets per package)
$22 - 2' by 4' piece of Lucite 3/32 inch thick or .093
$8 - 1" by 2" MDF Fiberboard 6 foot length (4 pieces)
$3 - 1" by 3" MDF Fiberboard 4 foot length (1 piece)
$8 - 4' by 4' Peg Board 1/4 of an inch thick
$7 - Playstation Controller
$7 - 1-1/4 inch Phillips Mod Truss, Lath, Self Drill Screws
1 inch Black Drywall Phillips Screws
$6 - 1/2 inch Plywood 2' by 3'
$6 - Spray Adhesive and Duct Tape
$5 - Telephone Wire and Solder
$2 - Foam Core 3/16 of an inch thick
$3 - M-D High Density Foam Tape Weatherstrip
1/4 inch thick, 1/2 inch wide Closed-Cell Foam
$135 - Estimated Total Cost of Building DDR Pad


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