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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cheap SMD oven

From: DJ Delorie <dj@...>
Date: 2010-03-12

On 03/11/2010 05:11 PM, William Laakkonen wrote:
>I wonder why so many are doing solder-paste screens, etc for
> small lots. Faster to hand solder them IMO. Of course, if you want to spend
> the time making it more complicated than it need be...

In my case, if I need a paste stencil for a QFN-EP anyway, I'll include
all the other parts and do it that way. Plus, for lots of SMT parts on
a board, it can be faster to put all the paste down at once, place all
the parts onto the paste, and reflow it.