X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 11 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.6) with ESMTP id 1842503 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:04:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l1GL34L6000120 for ; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:03:05 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001101c7520d$dd0a4a00$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: SMD Printer Photo 2 Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:03:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Thanks for the suggestion, Ernest Sounds like a cheap "hot air" reflow work machine. I'll check it out. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SMD Printer Photo 2 > Ed, the next thing you'll want to invest in is one of those "plastic > welders" from Harbor Freight. Grab one of those chips with the tweezers > and hit it right between the pads with the hot air from the plastic > welder. Barely tug on it, and it'll pop off in short order. With a > little extra flux, they'll go back down the same way. > > Bob White wrote: > >>On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:19:26 -0500 >>"Ed Anderson" wrote: >> >> >>>This shows one of the two side mounts of my SMD solder paste printer >>>which is attached to the MSD nylon strip which rides in a groove inside >>>the cheap T track. The T track is simply screwed to the 1/2" slab of >>>aluminum. The acorn nut provides tension through a 1/4" threaded rod and >>>keeps the pull-handle gripped between the two sides and provides tension >>>on the side plate which puts side pressure on the MSD strip in the T >>>rail. More pressure makes the device slide slower and less makes it >>>faster. >>>The squeegee holder can pivot to either put the squeegee down on the bed >>>or to hold it up off of it after a solder run and you want to move the >>>squeegee holder back to the other original end of the board without >>>smearing your deposited paste. >>> >>>The second photo shows where the squeegee holder would be positioned >>>after a "solder-run" was made. I would then rotate the squeegee up 1/8" >>>inch out of contact with the bed and move it back to the other (starting) >>>end of the bed. >>> >>>Ed >>> >>> >>> >>Hi Ed, >> >>Really nice piece of work. If it works as well as you hope it might be >>a product in itself. I've had boards made with surface mount >>components, but always populated by a board house with commercial >>equipment. I always figured the tiny surface mount components would be >>the end of hobbyist electronics. You've shown me that I lack >>imagination. >> >>Bob W. >> >> > > > -- > ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | > ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta Builder | > o| d |o http://ernest.isa-geek.org | > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/