Dim the Lights Without a Dimmer - Mechanical Dimming Iris Lamp : 12 Steps (with Pictures) | Daily DIY | Scoop.it

I built this mechanically dimming lamp because, I hated the flicker of LED's when you dim them down. This flicker ruined my romantic dinners with my wife turning them into some sort of rave party. So using the idea of a camera aperture or iris. I designed and built this one of a kind lamp to mechanically dim light rather than do it electronically. In turn, saving my romantic dinners with my wife and ending rave parties at my house forever.