[chbot] laser

[Hadley Rich]

On 19/09/13 17:22, Marshland Engineering wrote:
> Some time back, lasers were commented on. I'm looking at making stencils
> for PCB for applying solder paste.
>
> I'm new to this but 0.1 mm film seems to be an option and from the web I
> found this
>
> " 1 Watts blue laser diode will be enough to cut through a thin plastic
> sheet"

I can't see 1W being enough.

For prototype stencils I use overhead projector sheets and a craft 
cutter like is detailed here;

http://pmonta.com/blog/2012/12/25/smt-stencil-cutting/

it works well.

hads
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