Zach Smith’s “Super Simple SMT: Stencil8” Project

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Zach Smith’s “Super Simple SMT: Stencil8” Project

Zach “Hoeken” Smith just emailed us about his Stencil8 project, a straightforward-looking technique for stenciling/squeegeeing on solder for surface mount (SMT) components. On his site (and Github) Zach has posted a really nice tutorial and the open source files for the tooling fixture he built (to hold the stencils), the stencils, the PCB set-up, etc. I’m fascinated by the stencil/squeegee process for applying solder in SMT. This certainly makes it look approachable to makers interested in small-run PCB production.

Super Simple SMT: Stencil8

4 thoughts on “Zach Smith’s “Super Simple SMT: Stencil8” Project

  1. MAKE | Five Questions for Zach “Hoeken” Smith says:

    […] he left the company 18 months ago and now calls Shenzhen, China home. In addition to pursuing his own projects he’s the program director for Haxlr8r, San Francisco-based hardware start-up incubator. I […]

  2. Five Questions for Zach “Hoeken” Smith says:

    […] he left the company 18 months ago and now calls Shenzhen, China home. In addition to pursuing his own projects he’s the program director for Haxlr8r, San Francisco-based hardware start-up incubator. I […]

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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