F16-like Controller Trigger Assembly Groove Fit Test

Added the grooves (marked by the two red circles in the 2nd picture) for assembly of genuine OTTO trigger assembly to accommodate the protrusion of "rivets" used on the trigger assembly.

Note that, I intend to design my own optical trigger assembly, but it WILL follow the same form factor of the genuine OTTO article, probably not down to the rivet protrusion, but I am just 1. leave the option of using genuine OTTO part, and 2. my own design most likely will need the pivot "rivet" as well.

So, this is just a quick partial print for a fit test, taking advantage of the new fast printing of the new Bambu X1C printer, with their PLA filament.

Also, this revision has a "notch" on the body (just above the two red circles), to the right (from the camera's PoV) of the trigger to allow wirings of the optical assembly to go through, instead of running the wires through the cooling conduits. There are so many wires, minimum of 30 wires. So, they would have to be small gauge wires like 30 gauge.






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