Saitek Cyborg Evo Force trigger

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I have an old Saitek Cyborg Evo Force joystick that's probably over 10 years old now that happens to be my favorite gaming stick. As a lefty its perfect for me since it can be configured left or right handed, however the force feedback is what I like the most about it. Well, I moved last year and the trigger was broken during the move. I could not locate another stick or trigger anywhere let alone a force feedback stick, so I decided to use Fusion 360 and model a replacement trigger myself. (Thanks to Lars Christensen for his exceptionally informative Fusion 360 videos) First I tried to print this as a single whole lying on it's side. Although the resulting print was functional, the over-hang areas after the supports were removed looked awful, lots of curves and some arches to deal with during the print. So I used Meshmixer to do a plane split and printed it in halves (pictured), super glued the halves together and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. The original trigger had two thin "ears" with the mounting hole and I suspect this is why it broke so easily. Since there was no functional reason to design the replacement like this I decided to make one solid "ear" across the width of the trigger body for a stronger mount and simpler print. The uploaded images include some of the old trigger compared to the newly printed one and the split printout on the print bed.