My only PCB experiences have been with ExpressPCB, and I'm not sure
> exactly what you mean by stencils in this context.
Some board houses will create a thin steel stencil which is used to
"paint" solder paste onto just the pads before adding the assorted smd
parts. It's supposed to be a lot easier to do than syringing paste onto
pads individually, although I haven't actually tried it yet.
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