Felix Rusu of LowPowerLab has posted a detailed tutorial on how to laser etch SMT stencils: In this blog post I want to show you my new method that I’ve been using since I’ve purchased a laser cutter from china. It’s using the laser to etch stencils out of transparency plastic (mylar). Chances are that you already have […]
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Dirty DIY stencils
Matt Mets of Blinkinlabs shared a tutorial on making solder paste stencils quickly by hand: This is a truly quick and dirty method for making solder masks, and is nice because it only requires a few hand tools. It’s great for situations when you want to test a new design or make a single, small […]
DIY laser cutter for PCB stencils
HardwareBreakout shared a tutorial on how to make your own laser cutter for cutting PCB stencils: Are you sick and tired of using a tooth pick to apply solder paste? Are you still using through hole components because you don’t want to deal with soldering surface mount devices (SMD)? If so, this post provides you […]