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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: starting with SMD

From: DJ Delorie <dj@...>
Date: 2008-01-31

"eeks123" <eeks123@...> writes:
> i have no experience with this and thought they would move around..

Nope, the solder paste is like tacky glue. You can still bump the
parts and mess them up (been there) but if you don't, they pretty much
stay stuck where you put them. Which is good, because the board gets
moved around a lot while you're placing all those parts.