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Subject: Re: Pick and place rules for layout?

From: "ballendo" <ballendo@...>
Date: 2004-04-23

Ron,

I interested in a couple things you bring up... Snips, Questions
below>

>In Homebrew_PCBs, "Ron Amundson" <ron_amundson@h...> wrote:
> In the past, one could get chemically etched stencils, but they did
> not work anywhere near as well as the laser cut ones.

What were the problems with the chemically etched compared to laser
cut? IOW, please explain "work anywhere near as well"?

> For a couple boards, probably the xacto might work, but
> for even 10, you really need the precision, otherwise you pay for
> it in rework time.

Hence the use of my 500-1000 buck CNC drill to CUT them cleanly,
precisely, and accurately...

> Used EFD machines are pretty cheap<s>

Where?

Thank you in advance,

Ballendo