Homebrew PCBs

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>  >>So I was letting my mind wander with heat and pressure and the thought
>  >>about sandwich presses (obviously you would need a flat plate) and
>  >>shirt iron presses (I am not sure of the proper name but the things
>  >>
>  >>
>    A good electric griddle/grill might do very well here, along with a
>  jack and some hardware.  Think of an old screw type printing press..
>  Might be an excellent idea, especially since the grill could do double
>  duty for reflowing SMT boards.
>
>  Alan


Tom Goottee (spelling?) did something like this a while back (check the
archives).  Not a simple as it sounds, he had a few hassles getting even
pressure over the board.  I think he got it sorted out eventually.

http://www.sparkfun.com found SMT on a hot plate worked better than their
reflow oven.

Tony