[sdiy] PCB houses

[Matthew Smith]

Quoth Cornutt, David K at 2009-02-13 08:08...
>  From: Adam Schabtach [mailto:lists at studionebula.com] 
> 
>> I've never bothered tinning my boards but I wonder whether they'd be
> easier to solder if I did so.
> 
> IHMO, solder mask helps a lot more than tinning does.  Of course, solder
> mask is pretty much impossible for DIY boards.  (Unless someone knows
> something I don't...)

I would think that it is possible for DIY.  You would just need to apply 
the same technique that you do to make the PCB traces to the soldermask 
layer, etching a thin sheet of brass (or copper) to make a stencil. 
Then apply the whatever you are going to use through the stencil.

Have a check on the homebrew PCB Yahoo group - if it's being done 
anywhere, it's being done there.

Cheers

M

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