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Paper Mechanical Iris

Step 9You are done!

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Please tell me if there is an error and comment on how you like it!

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6 comments

Jul 23, 2011. 3:41 PMtechxpert says:

any one know a video

Jul 23, 2011. 4:37 PM

dombeef (author) says:

A video for what?

Unfortuantly I gave this to a very special teacher that let me work on this and many other projects and he was leaving, I am making another one and when I finish I will make a video.

Aug 9, 2011. 2:50 PMtechxpert says:

yay :)

Aug 9, 2011. 3:02 PM

dombeef (author) says:

It might take a while, I have a few more projects ahead of it.

Jul 4, 2011. 2:08 PMOjsmudge says:

do the blades move in when you turn the outer blue casing

Jul 4, 2011. 2:15 PM

dombeef (author) says:

Yes, They move making the inner parts bigger and smaller, Look up a mechanical iris to see a video of it, I unfortunately don't have it any more and I cant make a video

Jul 5, 2011. 9:38 AMOjsmudge says:

thanks im gonna make it

Jul 5, 2011. 9:45 AM

dombeef (author) says:

I now have a real pdf that you can print out if you are going to make it

Jul 5, 2011. 9:43 AM

dombeef (author) says:

Good luck! If you do I will give you a patch!

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I like to make inventions, usually out of paper and stuff I have. I have a few projects that i haven't put up on instructables yet...