Definitely the contract-manufacturing people. Every manufacture, weather they admit it or not, tweaks things for their specific processes. Some like more paste, some less, some offset. So your best bet is to give it to them and have them make adjustments based on their specific process. David Rolfe Senior PCB Layout Designer Meriton Networks 3026 Solandt Road Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2A5 Phone: (613) 270-9279 Ext 491 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Donald Kyle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Stencils I would like your opinion on who would be more suited to design stencils for SMT PWBs; the board designer or the contract-manufacturing engineer. What do you do and why? Donald Kyle C.I.D.+ 281-285-7528 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------