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Subject: Solder paste mask with a vinyl cutter

From: Steve Greenfield <alienrelics@...>
Date: 2009-10-14

I've got some solder paste coming in the mail. I thought a bit about solder paste masking, I have a vinyl cutter.

JoAnn Craft stores sells a transparent vinyl, sort of a cling-film. I'm going to stick some to a carrier (probably some transfer tape) and try cutting out a paste mask. It is thick enough to leave a reasonable amount of solder paste on the board. And stiff enough, I think, to survive being used on several boards.

Steve Greenfield, CET Consumer and Computer
Electronic Engineering Technician student