Saitek Cyborg Evo Force trigger

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I have an older Saitek Cyborg Evo Force joystick that's probably over ten years old now, and it happens to be my favorite gaming stick. As a lefty, it's perfect for me since it can be configured left or right handed; however, the force feedback is what I like most about it. Last year, I moved and the trigger was broken during the move. I couldn't find 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 printing this as a single whole lying on its side. Although the resulting print was functional, the over-hang areas after the supports were removed looked terrible, with 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 gluing 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.