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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Silicone paper experiments

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-05-19

On Wed, 18 May 2005 22:09:57 -0400, Alan King <alan@...> wrote:

> Anything that masks solder is solder mask, no one said it had to be
> what
> comes attached to the board. There are probably 5 or 10 other things
> commonly
> used as solder mask, liquid rubber types and tapes are the most common.
> You
> guys do realize that they use SOMETHING to keep solder off gold fingers
> and
> other holes to be hand soldered after the wave don't you? It's called
> mask, it
> isn't all about the board..


i see, thanks, will try it.

ST