Homebrew PCBs

On 19/11/2010 12:32, Philip Pemberton wrote:
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>
> Questions:
> 1) Am I using the right tool?
> 2) If not, what do I need? I've seen the squeegees Beta Layout
> (PCB-POOL) are selling for a couple of Euros, but I'm not keen on the
> idea of spending EUR5 on a squeegee, and EUR20 in postage.
> 3) If I am using the right tool, what am I doing wrong? I left the
> paste out of the fridge overnight to warm up, so it shouldn't have been
> excessively cold...
>

I've done a bit of solder past printing. I used a commercially etched 
brass stencils.
I read about people often use steel squeegees. So I looked around for a 
good quality plaster scraper.
I bit like this 
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00gBEtJRIcbKqZ/Stainless-Plaster-Scraper-8203B-S-.jpg

It should be thin flexible spring steel, and not bent or damaged in any 
way.
It worked great.


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