[sdiy] Home SMD reflow ovens

[charlie wallace]

i prefer my madell hotplate to the ovens to work with, looks about the
same price, its easier to move around and check as its working, i
don't get the same hot/cold spots as i did with a target hot plate and
also higher temps. though an oven might do overhead heating better.

i usually cnc or laser cut stencils myself, or if its a longer run
have it included from the board house, then i setup a squeegee station
with some paste, then into the pick and place. i use water soluble
leaded paste.

i found the hardest part was just getting all the bits right, right
amount of paste, right type of paste, right consistency, sizing of the
holes on the stencil, pad layout and design for pasting etc. once that
was done i get decent results, i like it for the jellybeans mostly.

i'd like to explore the small run assembly house a bit more, our last
build was only 25 boards but it was crazy.


On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Justin Owen <juzowen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Recently been looking for ways to speed up my home SMD assembly prototyping and this turned up:
>
> http://www.beta-estore.com/rkuk/order_product_details.html?p=624
>
> Has anyone got any experience with using this or any similar off the shelf, home SMD ovens?
>
> Last time I looked there was a half a dozen options for hacking various things together yourself - none of which left me convinced they were better options than hand-soldering or paying a small run assembly house to do the job.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Justin
>
>
>
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