blinking cyclops eye

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I'm Upgraded Now Even Better! This Simple Blinking Eye System Prints Out in One Piece! I Made This To Match My Cyclops Makeup Or Mask Perfectly It Could Also Be Used For A Puppet Or Costume Character Add Some Stiff Wire To The Small Tubes And Move Them From Behind Or Connect A Cable To One Of The Tubes And Attach The Wire To The Other Tube Stiff Wire And Servos Work Just As Well Too Check Out This Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv_yO_nstFY&feature=youtu.be Instructions: Print In Pla Solid With At Least 50% Fill Ratio Break Apart Joints To Get A Better Fit Tie Mono-Filament Around Each Lever's End Run Mono-Filament Through A Light Compression Spring, Like One From A Ball Point Pen Feed The String Through The Tube On The Side Of The Eyeball Mount The Eyeball Securely But Not Too Tight, Leaving Some Room For Slack In The Joint Pull The String To Blink The Eye Open And Shut A Bicycle Cable Would Also Work Well For This Setup