Solder Rework Station

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@WarHawk-AVG

If you do ANY surface mount stuff this is the ONLY way to solder!

Bullpookie! I almost never use hot air…

DIY Reflow Oven

After decades of reflowing LEDs using a blow torch, I decided it is time to move into the present millennium. So I built my own genuine reflow oven. I started with a $40 Black and Decker convection toaster oven from Walmart (the second item I have ever purchased from them), added a dual solid state relay to control the heaters and fan, added a touch screen microcontroller (mega-donkey.com … n.b. I designed it also) and a type K thermocouple. Voila… reflow oven. Actually my friend Ron built one f…

Oh, and don’t forget to build a DIY laser solder paste stencil cutter:

Blue laser question - cutting mylar

Does anybody know if a 1-2W blue laser will cut .003” or so mylar sheet? Also, how easy is it to focus the beam to maybe a .001” or less spot diameter?