Homebrew PCBs

At 03:37 PM 10/14/2009, you wrote:
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>I've got some solder paste coming in the mail. I thought a bit about 
>solder paste masking, I have a vinyl cutter.
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>JoAnn Craft stores sells a transparent vinyl, sort of a cling-film. 
>I'm going to stick some to a carrier (probably some transfer tape) 
>and try cutting out a paste mask. It is thick enough to leave a 
>reasonable amount of solder paste on the board. And stiff enough, I 
>think, to survive being used on several boards.
>
>Steve Greenfield, CET Consumer and Computer
>Electronic Engineering Technician student


Try finding a local shop that does laser engraving.  You can get 
cheep thin plastic shim stock and use as a stencil.  Just find out 
what you need to output the graphic to.  Many use plot or gerber files.

Brian