Pump it up Dance Pad (printed parts)

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<p>These are the printed parts required for my DIY Pump it Up dance pad. It's built out of wood, 3D printed parts and acrylic, and further details can be found here:<br/> <a href="http://www.blowingstuff.com/projects/2020/06/06/piu-dance-pad.html">http://www.blowingstuff.com/projects/2020/06/06/piu-dance-pad.html</a></p> <p>To make a complete pad with 5 arrow panels, the following number of parts are needed:</p> <ul> <li>10x Full Arrow Pad Frame</li> <li>10x (MIRRORED) Full Arrow Pad Frame</li> <li>4x Full Center Pad Frame</li> <li>5x LED Base</li> <li>20x LED Clip</li> <li>20x Foot Sensor Body v4</li> <li>20x Foot Sensor Flap Winged v4</li> </ul> <p>I've also included the Fusion360 project for a full wooden pad (with brackets). That can be used to measure the timber cuts. For the hybrid wood+plastic pad, only these components are relevant: Base, Outer Shell, Middle Stands Support, and Middle Stands.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>For the pad frame parts, a minimum of 3 perimeters is recommended, while infill can be kept as low as 10-15%.</p> <p>After printing the sensors, lightly sand them down so the surfaces that will contact each other are as flat as possible. Cut a 5cm piece of copper tape for the bottom part and a 6cm for the top part, and apply keeping the seam on the non-contact side. After applying the copper tape, just snap the parts together, with the help of some pliers if necessary.</p> <p>Pierce the copper on the holes, pass the wires from one side to the other (it's symmetric, which one doesn't matter), then to solder: apply solder to the copper first, then just reflow it with the wire, adding as much solder as reasonably possible to make a strong connection (the wire may move a bit so fatigue is a worry).</p>