Vargas Iris

jpach · Post by **jpach** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:13 am

The leaves on my Vargas Iris got stuck together, so I had to disassemble it to clean them. I'm now a little stumped on how to reassemble the iris. Any tips or suggestions?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:24 pm

I have no idea but I have a more or less close up picture of mine...

What did you clean them with?

v76 · Post by **v76** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:25 pm

Argh.. that was my response up!

jpach · Post by **jpach** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:53 am

I cleaned them with rubbing alcohol. I would like to put a light protective and lubricating coating on them, but I'm not sure what to use.

Shooting Kiwi · Post by **Shooting Kiwi** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:01 pm

Have you got it back together yet?

Mine self-disassembles (!) from time to time because there's too much clearance between the circlip and the rotating ring that it retains. One day, I will make a shim out of plastic shimstock.

Reassembly is tedious. I place the pin of each leaf in the fixed ring holes, laying them in a full-open position, then lower the rotating ring onto the opposite set of pins. Then it's a matter of gently poking things into alignment with something like a dental probe or a sharp bamboo BBQ skewer. Cursing and swearing is sometimes necessary...

Don't use any lubricant or anti-corrosion preparation that leaves a wet film. Surface tension will cause the leaves to 'stick' together, preventing movement and causing an 'involuntary disassembly'. I know because...

As to what to use, I don't know - my iris is slowly corroding...