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These blinking goggles use a remix of my Print-In-Place Iris Box (
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1817180
) which is a remix of emmett's Preassembled Iris Box (
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1811143
). Right and left "eyeballs" snap into the goggles and a 3D printed spring holds
them open. A discrete piece of fishing line is used to actuate the blink. Or you can
also skip the spring and the fishing line and just reach up and operate each iris
manually. Optionally, you can add "lenses" to enhance the look.

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0.2mm

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Print-In-Place Iris Box (r…
Print one regular eyeball and one mirrored eyeball for the right and left sides.
Also print the spring and the goggles themselves. Print the goggles part more
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slowly and maybe hotter than normal to make sure that the little fingers that grab
the eyeballs have fully fused layers. NOTE: Also see:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1817180 for more tips on how to successfully
print the eyeballs.

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In addition to the 3D printed parts, you will need about 12" of 3/8" wide (or
10mm) elastic, and about 36" (1m) of fishing line. After printing the eyeballs, you
will have to cut way the small tabs that hold the bottom of each iris leaf in place.
Then insert a small flat bladed screwdriver between the outer sphere and the
studded ring to break away the outer sphere from the base. When everything is
freed up, rotating the outer sphere relative to the base ring will open and close
the iris. Run the eyeballs open and closed many times until they operated freely.
Add a drop of light oil to the leafs so that they operate very smoothly. The right
and the left irises operate in different directions. When mounted in the goggles
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with the irises open and the little actuator tabs at the top, they should open when
the tab is moved to the outside of the goggles. Snap each eyeball in place
632 accordingly. Be very gentle because the little fingers on the goggles can break if
overflexed. (You can glue them back in place if one or two break.) Next, insert the
spring into the tabs as shown in the photos. The irises should want to spring
open. If they want to close, swap the eyeballs. Tie one end of your fishing line thru
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the hole in the right side of the spring, thread it down thru the eyelet in the right
side of the goggles and back up thru the eyelet in the left side of the goggles.
Finally tie it off to the left side of the spring. Lastly, thread your elastic through
the slots in the side of the goggles. Put on the goggles. Loop your thumb
through the big loop of fishing line and pull downward to blink. Both sides must
be pulled at the same time or else the spring will jam. Optional Lenses: Cut out
two 1.75" diameter discs from tinted acrylic sheet (3mm thick or thinner is ideal).
Cut flats on each side so that the distance across the flats is 1.525". Slide each disc
into the front opening, center and press up against the iris-side of the inner
sphere and carefully super glue into place. **UPDATE:** For additional assembly
instructions check out NeatherBot's great video posted as part of his iris goggle
make: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:263657

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