Mechanical Iris - Gears & Rails

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<p>see it moving: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZ9Ma3jbU7/">https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZ9Ma3jbU7/</a><br/> This is basically a doodle. There's no purpose to this, just something I slapped together for fun to experiment with drive systems and motion. Enjoy</p> <p>printed fine with standard settings in Cura on a Lulzbot ta6. You'll need 7 of the spur gear, leaf, and rack.</p> <p>to assemble:</p> <ol> <li>place the drive gear on the base.</li> <li>slide the racks into place</li> <li>drop in the spur gears and test</li> <li>snap on the leaves and test</li> </ol> <hr/> <ol> <li>remove leaves and adjust rack placement as necessary.</li> </ol> <h3>Print instructions</h3><h3>Category: Interactive Art Summary</h3> <p>see it moving: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZ9Ma3jbU7/">https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZ9Ma3jbU7/</a><br/> This is basically a doodle. There's no purpose to this, just something I slapped together for fun to experiment with drive systems and motion. Enjoy</p> <p>printed fine with standard settings in Cura on a Lulzbot ta6. You'll need 7 of the spur gear, leaf, and rack.</p> <p>to assemble:</p> <ol> <li>place the drive gear on the base.</li> <li>slide the racks into place</li> <li>drop in the spur gears and test</li> <li>snap on the leaves and test</li> </ol> <hr/> <ol> <li>remove leaves and adjust rack placement as necessary.</li> </ol>