Guys, if you're like me and find soldering SMDs to be a royal PITA and with the cost of laser cut stencils through the roof, then here's a tip to drill your own stencils. You'll probably need a CNC drill/mill though. Some after "pasting" and after "baking" shots are at the link below. Just click on slideshow in the upper right hand corner.
I just had a couple of stencils made for about $40 US each at
They use a laser printer on mylar (looks exactly like a sheet transparency film).
They are not as good as aluminum, but good enough to do a couple of prototypes.
-- Hershel
They are much better than that. I've seen run for at least a thousand passes. Usually good enough for our first production run of rev A boards.
Stencils like that should be complementary with board fabricati>
The results look good. What stencil thickness are you using for these?
Hul
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.007". Google >"Drill> The results look good. What stencil thickness are you using for these?
Thanks - I looked at google's copies and also your photos. Alas, more questions: what rpm were used and what material did you have under the brass?
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