Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread DJ Delorie
> Now you have Seen-The-Light (tm) and come over to the side of > photo-etch have you tried either the brass or alfoil stencil ? Not yet. I'll probably try the al foil stencil first. For those who don't know: Laminate photofilm on both sides of aluminum foil, expose it, and develop it. Now DIP

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread andrewm
DJ Delorie wrote: > I usually put packing tape on the back to keep it from etching, but I > float it anyway. I've tried lining up the two sides but lining them > up is tricky. > > > DJ, Now you have Seen-The-Light (tm) and come over to the side of photo-etch have you tried either the brass o

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread DJ Delorie
I usually put packing tape on the back to keep it from etching, but I float it anyway. I've tried lining up the two sides but lining them up is tricky. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ge

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread James Johnston
from completely eroding (unless you toner-transferred both sides, carefully lining up?) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DJ Delorie Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 19:07 To: geda-user@moria.seul.org Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast >

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread DJ Delorie
> That's really slick... I love the stencil pictures. How exactly did > you etch all the way through? I wait ;-) > I assume your raw material was a sheet of brass? Yes. 2-3 mil seems to be best for the size parts I use. ___ geda-user mailing list

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread James Johnston
EMAIL PROTECTED]; geda-user@moria.seul.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast > Hi all, do you use a surface mount frontpast layer? What does fab > do with it and is it recommended for a hand solder job? I've used it to make home-made brass paste stencils[1] for so

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread Dave N6NZ
Ian Chapman wrote: > Hi all, do you use a surface mount frontpast layer? What does fab do with > it and is it recommended for a hand solder job? Regards Ian. > I don't send it to the fab. I've been experimenting with making disposable laser cut stencils using it. My current workflow is: creat

Re: gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread DJ Delorie
> Hi all, do you use a surface mount frontpast layer? What does fab > do with it and is it recommended for a hand solder job? I've used it to make home-made brass paste stencils[1] for some bigger boards with high-density parts. Not really useful for hand-soldering, better with toaster oven or

gEDA-user: Frontpast

2008-07-03 Thread Ian Chapman
Hi all, do you use a surface mount frontpast layer? What does fab do with it and is it recommended for a hand solder job? Regards Ian. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user