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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] making surface mount boards

2009-07-24 by DJ Delorie

Simao Cardoso <simaocardoso@...> writes:
> Was posted here before an url by a member with his impressive photos
> of solder stencils made just drilling holes on a metal sheet in the
> center of each pad. Unfortunately didn't saved the url to find it
> now.

I did that for one board I made, it worked fine.  But it doesn't work
for me with 0.5mm pitch TQFPs because my drills aren't small enough.
And it's faster to do it with etch if there are a lot of holes to
drill.

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