At 03:37 PM 10/14/2009, you wrote:
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>I've got some solder paste coming in the mail. I thought a bit about
>solder paste masking, I have a vinyl cutter.
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>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.
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>Steve Greenfield, CET Consumer and Computer
>Electronic Engineering Technician student
Try finding a local shop that does laser engraving. You can get
cheep thin plastic shim stock and use as a stencil. Just find out
what you need to output the graphic to. Many use plot or gerber files.
Brian