My partner kept mentioning that he wanted coloured buttons for his #SteamDeck. After losing my fear of opening up the deck thanks to replacing fan & SSD an idea started forming for a surprise & #projects entry.

So - in secrecy - I designed a 3d printed box to create a 2 part silicone mold of the buttons (taken from my deck), cast them in epoxy resin, applied rub on letters & sealed those in with UV resin.

Really happy with the result, as is he 😊 And this is just v1, got some bigger plans 😁

@foosel Very nice work. I had forgotten that stereo lithography has a long history in mold making. You have inspired me to consider similar applications. Thanks for posting.
@coderipper That's all FDM and original buttons though, however v2 will involve SLA as well ^^