Hmm... Let's see. Why paste sticks to the uplifting squeegee is indeed a strange phenomenon. After many bushwhacking ideas, it is because paste is lighter than the gravitational force pulling down on it........ De-magnatization of solder paste can help sometimes, but my experience told me otherwise. No, no, no, I think not, I think you need to massage solder paste a little bit. Stroke solder paste back and forth on a blank stencil for a few dozen times. That will loosen up the paste and make it flow better. Oh, think you should stuff more solder paste on the stencil and see the paste roll when printing. Check your speedo meter and make sure it doesn't go over a speed limit when you do this. If it just slides on the stencil or sticks to the squeegeee, the stencil is obviously too oily. Force be with you over the weekend. >>> "Hamilton, Richard -4454" <[log in to unmask]> August 21, 1998 10:30 am >>> Hello to all, Well we are finally testing our SM capabilities, we are brand new at this. We have an issue at paste printing that I would like everyone's input on. When the squeege makes it's pass on the stencil and then lifts upward off the stencil, the majority of the paste remains with the squeege instead of on the stencil. What factors are there in the paste charactistics when applied? Thank you all in advance. Richard Hamilton Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird [log in to unmask] ################################################################ 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 ################################################################