Millennium Angel Scanning and Manufacturing 15 - 1998-9 by Anthony Padgett

By late 1999 the project had reached a sticking point and no new sponsors could be found. But fortunately Chris Lawrie and the programming company Delcam saved the day. They turned the scanned data into .stl (stereo-lithography) programming files and co-ordinated with Warwick Manufacturing Group to make the Upper Body and with Land Rover/BMW at Warwick University's Rapid Prototyping and Technology Centre to make the head.

 

The upper body was made in two halves using Laminated Object Manufacture, and these were joined together by W.C.M. Pattern Making Co. The final section is about 50 x 60 x 70 centimetres.

 

The Head was made using SLA –Stereo-lithography, where a layer of clear resin is laid down onto a platform. A laser solidifies the layer and builds a support then the platform moves down 0.1mm and the next layer is built on top until the head was built from the neck up.

 

At 50 x 50 x 60 centimetres the final head only just fit in the machine.

Done