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Unfortunately, those foot pedals are incredibly cheap in their construction. All plastic with a metal spring. Typically the plastic rod holding the upper piece to the lower piece is what breaks first. I've gone through many over the years using them as my push to talk button for various programs like teamspeak, mumble, and discord.
It's handy (or footy - ha! Dad joke) though to give yourself another key you can map to something other than your hands.
For their mod, it sounds like all they need is a momentary switch. You can go to any electronic parts provider and get switches.
Probably not the best for a foot, but one thing that is durable
arcade buttons.
Could get yourself a chunk of plywood board, drill holes in it
sounds like you need a 1 1/8" spade bit
and stick a Happ button in. Those arcade consoles are pretty durable.
There are a bunch of momentary foot switches I see on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pedal+momentary
These ones look metal:
https://www.amazon.com/Hotone-Momentary-Footswitch-Controller-Switcher/dp/B08H1NQCGJ