[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Hot Plate Reflow

[John Luciani]

A friend of mine etches stencils out of brass using PCB etching
chemistry. I believe the brass is few mils thick. There are some pics
at http://www.delorie.com/pcb/brass  It works well as long as your
geometry is not too small.

(* jcl *)

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Eric Garner <garnere at gmail.com> wrote:
> i was kinda hoping for a better way to do it besides spending $25-30
> and waiting a week to have someone laser cut a stencil for me.
> I've tried the etch-out-a-copper-shimstock method and found it to be
> lacking. Especially when i'm just doing a test board and want it done
> _now_.
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:27 PM, John Luciani <jluciani at gmail.com> wrote:
>> At the last Boston dorkbot meeting there was a presentation of SMT soldering
>> technology by Ryan O'hara. There is some SMT assembly and stencil information
>> at http://ohararp.com/Stencils.html
>>
>> * Ryan O’Hara is an engineer and owner of an independent design firm
>> focused on unique consumer electronics (ohararp.com). At Maker Faire,
>> he gave live demonstrations of how to use stencils and hotplate to
>> include SMT (Surface Mount Technology) components in art projects.
>> Since SMT has come up on the mailing list a few times, Ryan has
>> graciously offered to give us tips and techniques that should help
>> clear up how we might approach using SMT in our own pieces.
>>
>> (* jcl *)
>>
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