# Paste Station

After [laser engraving](../laser/) serial numbers on each board image in an
assembly panel, the next step in our process is to apply solder paste to all
of the pads on each board that we intend to populate with surface mount
components.

Initially, this was done "by hand" using a frameless stencil on a desktop
with bits of scrap PCB to form a frame and bits of masking tape to hold
things in place.  However, we've got a clever idea about how to do this
better without investing in an expensive solder-paste stenciling machine.

More details to come...