In a message dated 11/11/1999 11:47:23 AM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << I have an application where I need to mask off a through-hole SIP through wave solder. Washable liquid mask is getting on closely adjacent bottom-side SMT components, and I can't justify an automated dispenser with current volumes. I remember a company back in the days of when through-hole was king (waaaay back there) that made high-temp filled plastic masking thingamajigs that fit standard DIP/SIP patterns. You just dropped them in the hole pattern before wave, then removed and reused them after wave. Anybody out there know what I'm talking about, and who makes them? Mike McMonagle PCA Process Engineering Supervisor K*Tec Electronics 1111 Gillingham Lane Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281) 243-5639 Phone (281) 243-5539 Fax [log in to unmask] >> Hi Mike! You call those things; "Thingamajigs" huh? I always called them "Whatchamacallits" Did a search on "whatchamacallits" and came up with this: http://www.whatchamacallit.com/ Don't think I'll be getting in touch with Sam or Dan though...hehehe Seriously, here's three places that make hi-temp tapered plugs in all kinds of sizes that's used for powder coating and plating. Might give them a call and see if they have something off the shelf. All the plugs I seen on their pages are individual plugs though. But you could have these places die-cut .100" spaced holes in some strips of the same material that the plugs are made of, buy the individual tapered plugs, then insert and glue the plugs into the strips. Might be a little work at first, but then ya' got what you're looking for! http://www.hi-techflex.com/ http://www.harmancorp.com/ http://www.sandy.com/echohome.html -Steve Gregory- ############################################################## TechNet Mail List 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 web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################