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    Default Re: Project: Motorized Madness!

    Quote Originally Posted by angelorus2000 View Post
    hi,

    i like so much the idea of the motorized IRIS. I have found a link i think will be usefull. they produce metal iris and they show in their web site how the iris work. You can see the design to improbe your iris.

    http://www.wilkes-iris.com/flashIris/iris.htm

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    Wow, Nice find! Those are some pretty cool Iris designs. I'm not sure exactly how some of them work. in all the examples the part that moves with the handle makes sense, but it passes over the top of another pin. -confused on that, How does a pin pass through the blade below it? and the other end seems to be free floating. I don't understand what makes it move the way it does. almost moves in a circular pattern. But nice find anyway. Thanks! +rep


    As for the other suggestions. Thanks, I really appreciate your guys input. I have redesigned the blades so they have 3 times more overlap than before and will still yield the same size opening. I designed them wider so there would be more material that overlaps each other. that way it should account for the "Slop" in the pins. I am still going to laser cut them when I get back from a work trip on week of the 10th. I've been working on the radiator mount and fans for the top. I should have some pics up later tonight. I'm still undecided about the door for it.

    Later!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rendermandan View Post
    Wow, Nice find! Those are some pretty cool Iris designs. I'm not sure exactly how some of them work. in all the examples the part that moves with the handle makes sense, but it passes over the top of another pin. -confused on that, How does a pin pass through the blade below it? and the other end seems to be free floating. I don't understand what makes it move the way it does. almost moves in a circular pattern. But nice find anyway. Thanks! +rep
    i am not sure too, but i think the pins are fron diferent heigth depens of the position of each blade because all the blade are not in the same plane.

    i see that de blades have one side locked with a pin and the other end seems to be free floating but it is not if you see there is a red line that makes the blade move in a direction because the blade in that side have "L" form (sorry about my english)

    i also see that the iris dont close at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelorus2000 View Post

    i also see that the iris dont close at all.
    It is impossible to make one close clompletly due to the thickness of the material. at the center the more layers there are the hard the push against each other to form an overlapping circle. Think about it this way, if you were to lay a bunch of quarters in a circle and have the first one overlap the last one, then by the time you got around to the beginning, everyone would be slanted, or sloped (hope that makes sense).

    Don't worry guys, I'll figure it out! That is a promise!!!!

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    Finally, an update! this is a big one.

    I've been working on this the past few nights, so its more than just one's nights work.

    I cut out a mounting plate for the radiator:


    then I built the air box that will direct the hot air out of the case:








    Here it is in the case:


    Installed some fans:




    Cut a hole in the drive bay mounting bracket so the air would flow throught:






    Then I cut 14 louvers for the door:


    here are the louvers in place:




    Opened:



    Then i cut and drilled a piece of plastic for the actuator arm:


    closed:


    Opened:


    here you can see all the small pieces I had to make with the actuator arm:


    I had to heat and bend the actuator arm to fit in the case:


    I had to mark and cut an area out of the case to make this work:


    and here it is sitting properly:


    Closed, you can see the servo I mounted to motorize this:


    opened:

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    Wow, only allowed 25 images per post. -That sucks.

    Then I added some panels to cover the gaps in the front. The front will be kit bashed so having multiple levels and layers will work to my advantage:




    Then I mounted the radiator to the fans:




    Lastly I placed the side cover on to mark for the hole I have to cut. the hole will fit around the radiator as it sticks out of the side slightly. -this is intentional, I'm going to make a cover that goes over it and will be mounted to the side panel. but I want to make the side panel removable without having to take the radiator out.


    here is a shot with the defunct iris approx where I'm going to install it. the Idea is to have the iris over the cpu area.


    thats it for now.

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    its starting to come together nicely. well done
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    Great job Dan. You are really coming along nicely with the servos. I hope some of the info I PMed you was able to help you out. +rep



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    Mate that looks fantastic, all the hot air wont warm up the components, great idea. Is that Barbie I see on the T.V :0, You don't have a secret do you dan? lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz View Post
    Is that Barbie I see on the T.V :0, You don't have a secret do you dan? lol
    Nah thats "My Fairy Godparents" I think I see it in passing all 3 of my kids watch it.

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    Lol, ok could have fooled me haha.
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