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+# 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...