Mechanical Iris - first try

the first prototype actually works!

It's almost 20cm in diameter and I am looking for the right materials now to build a really big one that will also be motorized!

Mechanical Iris

1:30 am
I'm lying in bed, designing a mechanical iris door in my head.
2:00 am
sneaking out of bed to draw everything on my computer.
3:00 am
success. back to bed. will build a real model soon.