Mechanical Iris - Print In Place

a single file mechanical iris that prints ready to use. no assembly required.
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Little tight but it works.

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I scaled the 3D print down to 65%, and it still worked perfectly. I was looking for a model to explain the advantages of the technology to someone, and this one got the job done very quickly. Thank you for the really well-designed and thoughtfully created model.
0.2 mm layer height, Prusa standard PLA settings, material: Elegoo. (edited)

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You need to have your printer well tunned to make this model work, but it is awesome. I printed it in Silk PLA

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Printed in PETG. Thanks for sharing!

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Only got a bit a weird bridging in 1 area and one of the leaves that like to lift more but function properly/smoothly.
Props for "doodling" a print-in-place iris
Thanks for the model!

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super cool model, just be patient when you take it off of the build plate, it needs to be worked for a little bit before it runs smoothly.

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Nice model! and fun to play with

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one joint kinda failed on the bottom but recoverd and still works

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