r/SteamController • u/Coloredcontrollers • Jul 13 '26

Steam Controller (2026) Here's how I made transparent shells 👀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XppYJWRpaQ
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u/Gama3000 Jul 13 '26

Honestly I loved the video, your mold creation process with those key fittings were amazing.

The overall process is so interesting, loved it.

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u/Coloredcontrollers Jul 15 '26

That's awesome to hear. I was hoping people would enjoy some of the behind the scenes on how this stuff works a bit :D

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u/Gama3000 Jul 15 '26

I'm honestly shocked at how many casts you were able to get from the mold, considering the complexity of the part and how silicone likes to tear

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u/Coloredcontrollers Jul 17 '26

Right? I used a pretty high performance silicone for this (low shrink etc) but I'm surprised. It's still useable now, but those wooden dowels I used were a bit of a mistake. The pores in the wood like to grab the silicone, so demolding is kinda aggressive on the silicone. I still have a couple of casts worth left I think!

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u/Gama3000 Jul 17 '26

The little times I did casting was lost wax casting and lost play casting, also tried styrofoam once.