Strand Iris 4
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microstar
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You will probably have to go to your local sheet metal shop (they usually make air-conditioning ductwork) to have them made as I'm pretty sure you won't find any. Make a sketch showing the outside and inside dimensions to take with you.They should be 405mm x 310mm outside dimension. If you look for a small "mom and pop" type shop rather than a big industrial outfit, they are more likely to help you out; often they find it interesting to do something a little out of the ordinary. You might take a gel frame from another type fixture to show them what you're talking about.
My local "go to" guy also makes sheet metal pieces for local dirt track racers, so that might be a tip that the shop is willing to do more than ductwork. Be sure to ask how much they will charge!
I would use ordinary metal (not fiberglas) screen wire for the safety mesh. You should be able to find a replacement knob at Lowe's or Home Depot.... not sure whether it would be standard or metric.
Take one for comparison purposes.
My local "go to" guy also makes sheet metal pieces for local dirt track racers, so that might be a tip that the shop is willing to do more than ductwork. Be sure to ask how much they will charge!
I would use ordinary metal (not fiberglas) screen wire for the safety mesh. You should be able to find a replacement knob at Lowe's or Home Depot.... not sure whether it would be standard or metric.
Take one for comparison purposes.
STEVETERRY
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+1 for making them yourself/having them made. IIRC the Strand Iris colorframes and screens use that flat steel similar to, but a little thicker than, the strapping on pallets, spot welded at the corners. Just like the Altman SkyCyc and many other RSC-lamped fixtures. The two identical pieces are held together with paper fasteners (brads). Piece of cake to make once the stock is found. Someone here will know what it is.
Above image is for a SkyCyc, but Iris is the same, just different dimensions. One can get TWO cuts out of a full sheet of color media, unlike SkyCyc.
As for the screen, I've never used it (Shame on me.)
Above image is for a SkyCyc, but Iris is the same, just different dimensions. One can get TWO cuts out of a full sheet of color media, unlike SkyCyc.
As for the screen, I've never used it (Shame on me.)
You can only get one cut per sheet IF your using Rosco's one way stretch gel and orient it to widen the spread.+1 for making them yourself/having them made. IIRC the Strand Iris colorframes and screens use that flat steel similar to, but a little thicker than, the strapping on pallets, spot welded at the corners. Just like the Altman SkyCyc and many other RSC-lamped fixtures. The two identical pieces are held together with paper fasteners (brads). Piece of cake to make once the stock is found. Someone here will know what it is.
Above image is for a SkyCyc, but Iris is the same, just different dimensions. One can get TWO cuts out of a full sheet of color media, unlike SkyCyc.
As for the screen, I've never used it (Shame on me.)
I never used the screens either.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard
techieman33
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RichardBunting
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Strand Quartzcolor got sold to Cosmolight in Italy back in 2012 and they still manufacture the Iris cyc units. I can't see a US distributor on their website but you could ask the question at [email protected]
Well that's good to hear, sort of. For my money, Strand/Ianiro/Quartzcolor/Iris was/is the best incandescent asymmetric-reflector cyclight ever. Its days are no longer numbered, they're gone. Except for replacement parts.
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