I do exactly the same with a syringe of Kester and a hotplate.

-marc

On 11/22/06, Vitaliy <piclist.account@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 11/22/06, Martin K <martin-distlists@nnytech.net> wrote:
> >> You have to make/buy stencils though and get the solder paste right?
> >> That would be pretty convenient if I was making many boards.
>
> Shawn Wilton wrote:
> > Yes.  Stencils come in two varieties.  Mylar, and Stainless steel.  The
> > stainless is by far the way to go, but those are around $150-$200 a piece
> > versus $50 for the mylar stencil.  If you're pin pitch is large enough,
> > then
> > you can go Mylar.  I would not attempt making my own stencil.
> >
> > Solder paste will do many small (3"x4") boards.  I have done probably 30
> > boards for various projects and I'm down no more than 1/4 of my first jar
> > of
> > paste.
>
> No, we do not use stencils, because normally we only make one or two
> prototypes before a design goes into production. So I just take the syringe,
> and apply solder paste direcly to each pad. And the small syringe of solder
> paste that we bought from Digikey seems to last forever.
>
> See this page: http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.htm
>
> Best regards,
>
> Vitaliy
>
>
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