OK, I see. Thanks for explaining. Makes perfect sense now.
I've used their prototyping services and small-quantity production services many times, and have not ever received or been offered an option for stencils.
On Monday, September 26, 2022, 01:14:11 PM CDT, Dennis Boone <drb@...> wrote:
> 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.
De
