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Re:Unboxing Our New Desktop Pick and Place Machine by couchand on Thursday February 01, 2018 @10:28AM (#16282481)
Use a toaster oven or a skillet, they both work great!

https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/60

https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/59

I've been skilletting my boards (fabbed by OSHpark) for the last few months, and it's really easy. As another commenter mentioned, use a syringe to deposit solder paste. It only takes a few boards to dial in the right amount to lay, and is actually surprisingly quick to place the parts (even 0603) with tweezers and then throw 'em on the skillet.

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