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Artist tips hat to 3D laser cutting and software.

FEN (Factory Equipment News),  January, 2007  

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Chris Williams

BRITISH Sculptor Alastair Mackie used the 3D laser cutting capability of Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre's Prima Laserdyne machine and Camtek's PEPS SolidCut 5-axis CADCAM software to produce his latest work entitled "Bipolar".

The work comprises of a genuine US Marine's helmet into which has been cut an Islamic style fretwork pattern. The piece was exhibited last November at the Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles in Alastair's solo show entitled "Sticks and Stones".

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