Photography Aperture

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# Photography Aperture!  This thing includes all the files to print a working aperture. the slot circle, hole circle, and blade are your core requirements for the gif above. I printed them in 50% of the size I designed them. The first three files are what are needed to achieve this base version.  The only addition here is the cup case (in pink) which can help you keep all the pieces together and more easily rotate it. (The black piece is a slightly larger slot circle piece which I was testing with)  My original goal was to mechanize the system and power it using a range finder (so it opens and shuts based on how close or far you are), but I didn't quite get there. In this gif I am controlling it using a potentiometer. I also include the cup case file I made (pink) to hold the aperture in place as well as the servo arm (blue) I designed for use with the [FS90 MicroServo](https://www.pololu.com/product/2818/faqs). I also included two version of the slot circle, one original, and one with a hole in it where the servo arm I designed goes. You'll also need 7 aperture blades, based on the current design. Those were the hardest to print, so you made need to mess around with your print settings. I printed them like smiles, since they have pegs on both sides and therefore can't lay flat.