Mantis Stereo Microscope Yaw Hinge Bracket

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This is a custom-designed Yaw Hinge for a Mantis Stereo Microscope (originally specified P/N 187-C-0107). I had my share of frustrations with this piece. The original one came broken from Vision Engineering when I purchased my Mantis, epoxied back together initially but unfortunately broke again later on while using it, requiring another round of epoxy to patch things up once more. As fate would have it, that second attempt at fixing failed just a couple months down the line. Therefore, I took matters into my own hands and decided to design and print a replacement part. To optimize the outcome, I created this custom-designed hinge in two distinct parts - one for the top portion since its presence isn't truly substantial from a strength standpoint but takes considerable support material when printed singularly, hence not justifying such usage in most practical terms.