Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 6:10 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: soldering iron with CNC?


> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan 
> <stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:14:16 -0800, Ted Huntington <thunting@u...> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Has anybody ever used a soldering iron (in place of the drill, 
> etc...)
> > > in a CNC (home-made or otherwise) to solder SMT ICs?
> > >
> > > Ted
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > most likely not because there are WAY better methods to bulk solder 
> the 
> > whole board.
> > 
> > ST
> 
> Any simple home brew methods ?

Solder paste and toaster oven:

http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.htm

Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM
Email: aqzf13@...
My low-cost Philips LPC210x ARM development system:
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller/lpc2104.html