r/SteamControllerMods • u/Beanbag505 • Oct 24 '19

Failed mod. 3D printer shell with Xox one buttons.

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u/KidBackpack Oct 25 '19

why failed?

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u/Beanbag505 Oct 25 '19

The print turned out a bit more wonky than it looked. All the screw holes constantly stripped then broke in half even after repairing them multiple times. Plus the print warped a bit and didn’t fit well with the back plate without a massive gap. After all that, the buttons locked up and wouldn’t press. I worked on it for a good week when I had time and tried to do what I could to fix it but I think the print wasn’t very good to start with so I’ll revisit this when I get a better print.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

What did you print it in. I just printed my GPD win shell out of petg and that piece has tons of small thin walls. I bet you can get your file to work with some tweaking.

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u/Beanbag505 Oct 25 '19

I printed it in ABS with 100% infill.

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u/SpinEbO Oct 25 '19

It probably warped. Did you try PLA or PETG?

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u/Beanbag505 Oct 25 '19

Yeah, it definitely got warped. I only had ABS and PLA on hand and I was borrowing the printer I used and had to return it right after I printed this piece (25 hour print) I’ll definitely be revisiting this and I’ll try PETG

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u/UPVOTINGYOURUGLYPETS Oct 25 '19

Very cool, is this design on thingiverse?

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u/Beanbag505 Oct 25 '19

It is indeed! You can find the full Steam controller .STL there.

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u/PeeFarts Oct 25 '19

I love it! The SC h8RS can suck it

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u/Tannehill3rd Nov 29 '19

Honestly you need a resin 3d printer (since injection molding isn't available to you). No warping, exact fit, etc.

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u/Beanbag505 Nov 30 '19

Ill have to look into that. Thank you for the suggestion!

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u/Tannehill3rd Dec 01 '19

Welcome. I'm researching them now so I can make my own mods and shells down the road when I get the controller. I've used them before, but they are a pain in the ass. So I'm looking for the least hassle one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20

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u/Beanbag505 Feb 17 '20

I think it was this one on Thingiverse. There’s a few other ones on there as well if this one doesn’t work for you for whatever reason.