Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 15 08:13:18 EST 2002 | Dave G
What Snap-Off are you running ? I've seen this happen when a large negative Snap-Off is used. If you "contact" print (I.E. Zero Snap-Off) this tends to minimize the stencil coining. We use a mix of MPM & Transition Automation blades. I have noticed
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 15 11:47:09 EST 2022 | dontfeedphils
Kapton or mylar.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 05 14:55:15 EDT 1998 | john
Probably should have been more specific. We want to do some stencil etching. Mainly for prototype work nothing too high volume. Thanks, Oh yeah, (Ben) and maybe a tattoo here and/or there.. Ha ha ...
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 18 10:28:13 EST 2002 | caldon
I have printed 1000's of boards with dozens of stencils with TA permalex blades and have not had the issue you speak of. Sorry I was not much help. Cal
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 10 15:02:03 EST 2003 | John
Hi. I am familiar with the Transition blades. Normally, when there is metal to metal contact, as in the squeegee-stencil situation, there will be scratches, or a "brush pattern". Sometimes it takes the pattern of the high profile surface elements u
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 13 11:21:41 EST 2004 | wikunkle
To us the system seems very good. Mount & dismount is simple and solid. As a stencil supplier, we know there is another system that solves the sharp edge issue, called Wizard/QTS. DEK likely has the edge in a high prod. environment. Bill
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 18:00:33 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
.020" pitch spacing. Which have yielded my process excelent results. | | My main stencil supplier is I-Source in Irvine, CA and has pretty much standardized on 100% lazer cut stencils for competetive pricing. | | Hope this helps. | | | | Deon Nunga
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 14 21:28:52 EST 2022 | stephendo
I have used Kapton stencils before. The only issue was they don't last nearly as well as the steel ones. For rework if Circuit medic had the stencil in stock we would buy those. If not there was a stencil shop that would make them from Kapton. I do
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 10:00:40 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| Hi everybody, | | Somebody know the advantages of electroformed stencils on laser cut stencils ? | | any coment is apreciated. | | | thanks | | Al | We use electroformed when xtra or very fine pitch devices are involved. Very expensive propos
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 17:36:38 EDT 1999 | Dave F
.020" pitch spacing. Which have yielded my process excelent results. | My main stencil supplier is I-Source in Irvine, CA and has pretty much standardized on 100% lazer cut stencils for competetive pricing. | Hope this helps. | | Deon Nungaray | SM
