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Subject: Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] SMD/curing oven

From: "derekhawkins" <eldata@...>
Date: 2006-08-18

>I believe that if you have an oven with a knob that quickly and
>accurately sets the temperature then in a DIY environment it's not
>hard to do the 'profile' by hand (with a stopwatch).

Well, I wouldn't put it so delicately...Most of us know you don't
need much more elaboration than what you've stated in a homebrew
scenario. Stencils Unlimited has been pushing the simple toaster
oven concept for quite sometime in order to sell their stencils;

http://www.stencilsunlimited.com/prototype_stencils.php
http://www.stencilsunlimited.com/ovens_profiles_new.php

Instead of using temperature markers, some just look for when the
solder melts like these guys;

http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.htm

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