On 6/24/2016 9:32 AM, Attila Kinali wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:16:34 -0500 > Oz-in-DFW <li...@ozindfw.net> wrote: >> Solder stencils make **all** the difference. > Oh, yes! Please, do not try syringe dispensers! These fail more often than > they work. Also pay the additional couple of bucks to get a steel stencil > instead of a kapton one. Especially if you make more than one or two boards > or those with fine pitch. > > Attila Kinali > Laser cut Kapton are fine for a few boards - up to 5 or so. You start seeing the effects of use after six or eight and steel is clearly a value. . I use them for most protos.
If I'm doing anything really fine that would drive me to steel on resolution alone, I pay someone else to do it. Oshstencils are cheap, and they will do 4 mill Stainless Steel for 2X Kapton cost. Deal if I'm doing more than 5 boards. -- mailto:o...@ozindfw.net Oz POB 93167 Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.