Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> Well, i have a ERSA 60W 24V iron with a homebrew station,
> it measures the temperature in the heating element by it's resistance.
> nut the best method, but it works very nicely for me.
> i never measured the temp ripple under normal soldering condidtions but
> if someone is interested i will do it (I'm a bit curious too)
> 
> It uses the tips which slide on the outside over the iron.

Did you build the temperature control part, then?
 
> Just seen a old small oven/grill on the attic today while looking for 
> something else.
> maybe when i find the time (and a cheap source for soldering paste)
i will 
> actually build
> the oven...

I really like the idea of a slide-through oven with a pre-heat chamber.
 
> Any ideas how to apply the paste? I used a syringe with a hose to a 
> machine in school, there was a button
> which caused the delivery of exactly the same amount each time at
the tip.
> the hose looked like a air hose, but i wonder if the compressibility
is no 
> problem.
> (May have been water or oil in there also)

Yes, I'd think compressability of air would rule it out.

How about a leadscrew and stepper motor?

Steve