Well — do you have access to a laser? [Felix] shows us a definitive way to use a laser cutter to engrave SMT stencils with ease. The real trick here is to engrave — not to cut.

Imagine having a surface mount kit that you’d like to stencil with solder paste and reflow solder, but which doesn’t come with a solder stencil. That was what faced [Honghong Lu], and s… ...

Montreal's Roadsworth gets out the materials to show you how to make your own two-toned stencil.