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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] making surface mount boards

2009-07-24 by Simao Cardoso

On Fri, 2009-07-24 at 14:21 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> Yes, you can use a syringe. I've done that plenty of times. Not as
> predictable as a stencil, but it certainly does work.
> 
> If you have a photo-UV home-etch setup, you can make stencils with
> aluminum foil pretty easily.
> 

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. 

Seems a very simple way off doing it. And the method seems to be quite
capable of controlling solder amount. The needed software maybe very
known but don't look so difficult to archive too.

Now i found it anyway searching for stencil in the list messages.
http://www.pbase.com/eldata/stencils

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