I made my first solder stencil – it worked great! Here you can see a tiny stencil in an MDF frame – no points for guessing what this board does 😅 Making a stencil is really fast – it only takes a few minutes and you can make it while you wait for your board to be etched / milled.
If you’re interested in making your own stencils, I documented my process in an article at Core Electronics.
Michael Ruppe 