Where to get a cheap nice working stencil?

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Hi

Where do I get a cheap but nice working stencil, plastic will be ok. I have some fine pitch components on my board.

I live in EU but it is not a must the company is there too.

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PCB-Pool supplies free stencils with their prototype boards.

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Hello,

Never tried myself but http://www.smtstencil.co.uk seems to have very good prices for EU.

Regards,

Thomas.

[EDIT] I got mines from SPCI : http://www.spci-quickproto.com/

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Ryan OHara is very good quality & value at $25 per stencil:

http://www.ohararp.com/Stencils.html

Stencils are Kapton, which is much better than Mylar. Shipping is pretty expensive if you’re not in the US though (I think it was almost $30 last time I ordered).

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[Pololu.com - Never tried em’.

I get mine real cheap, from the workplace!.. Can’t beat the price. :wink: ](Pololu - Laser-Cut Mylar SMT Stencil)

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FartingMonkey92:
[Pololu.com - Never tried em’.
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Their stencils are Mylar, which cuts much rougher than Kapton. Still useable, but I’d never go back to it…](Pololu - Laser-Cut Mylar SMT Stencil)

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The free ones from PCB-Pool are stainless steel, IIRC.

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I’ll add another vote for Ohararp’s stencils. That’s where I go whenever I need them, and he’s made several for me over the years.

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Hi

Thanks to all. I ended up with some real nice stencil from http://www.smtstencil.co.uk.

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Hello,

Can you post some photos of your stencils ?

Regards,

Thomas.