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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drilled solder paste stencils

2006-10-23 by Sander Pool

Nice work! Looks like the template was sanded to deburr the holes. Must 
be pretty tricky to keep sheet metal flat enough to keep it in contact 
with the PCB. I assume you clamp them together and then scrape paste in 
each hole with a putty knife of some sort?

    Sander

Steve Wiseman wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:31:28 -0000, derekhawkins <eldata@...> wrote:
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>> Another use for a CNC drill or mill. Goodbye to hand soldering,
>> syringes and $100 - $150 laser templates. Some after "pasting" and
>> after "baking" shots are at the link below. Click on slideshow in the
>> upper right hand corner.
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> That's rather impressive. Did you do anything special to flatten the  
> stencil after drilling? (or do you just use sharp drill bits?)
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> Steve
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