KATHY, > How was everybody's 4th? ('cept for the poor people in Florida, I > heard > on the news how yours was...bummer, I hope things get better for ya'll!) > Anyways about these polyimide stencils I've been reading so much about > here > lately, I got a couple of more questions before I try one: > > 1. Do you spec these in just like stainless ones? I mean like the > thicknesses > ect....is there a max and a minimum thickness? > YES, I USED THE SAME EXACT SPEC THAT I USE FOR MY METAL STENCILS. > 2. Have you found that you need to change things a little because of the > good > paste release? For instance I found that when I first went to metal blades > I > needed to spec one mil less stencil thickness because I didn't get ANY > scoop- > out anymore...anything along those lines with this polyimide? > NO > 3. I'm assuming that the whole kit and kaboodle needs laser cutting, no > combo > stencils huh? Ya' know 50-mil stuff chem etched and the fine pitch > lasered... > ALL LASER CUT. STENICL HOUSES ARE ACTUALLY FINDING IT IS MORE COST > EFFECTIVE TO CUT ALL APERATURES WITH LASER ANYWAY. > 4. Price? Just ballpark it...I know Kathy as many stencils as you guys > probably go through you probably get a better price break than I would... > FOR TOP AND BOTTOM STENCIL (TWO SEPARATE STENCILS) ABOUT 2000 APPERATURES > PER STENCIL WAS ABOUT $375. THIS WAS A SPECIAL EVALUATION PRICE. A $180 > FEE FOR EACH STENCIL WAS WAIVED. NORMAL PRICE IS ABOUT $735. > 5. Do they hold up during ultrasonic cleaning? > I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM (YET), BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I DO. > > That's about it...(I think). You know, back when I first heard about > electroformed stencils I thought that we were just about pushing the > limits as > far as stencil technology goes...but as Gomer would say; "Surprize, > surprize!!" then he would say; "Gollie, or; shazam!" (GRIN) > > Thanks in advance! > > -Steve Gregory- > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" > section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################