Homebrew PCBs

I've just made a PCB which uses a Mega8 AVR in the LQFP package. I don't tin 
my boards, and usually solder the leads of that sort of chip one at a time 
after fluxing the pads with a flux pen. This time I thought I'd try 
drag-soldering, although I wasn't sure how well it would work without any 
solder mask. Instead of the flux pen I used Warton Future HF Rework Jelly on 
each row of leads after tacking down two opposite corners of the chip. With 
a Metcal hoof tip (larger than the mini-hoof I use for fine-pitch devices) I 
drag-soldered each row, and only had one bridge. The Rework Jelly is more 
active than the flux in the pen, and I got very neat joints - much better 
than I can achieve by soldering the leads one at a time.

Leon
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