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+With all the parts, the raw boards, and the solder paste stencil for the
+[TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum) board now in hand,
+you'd think we'd be about ready to load and reflow a board.  Not quite!
+
+The 0402 passives are going to require lots of magnification for me to place
+accurately.  And the solder paste has a finite working life.  That leads me
+to want to prepare all the parts in advance so that there's minimal fumbling
+around during the "pick and place" phase of the operation.
+
+So, I've been transferring the pasive parts from the cut auto-load tapes they 
+came in to plastic prescription medicine bottles I've been collecting for 
+the purpose.  Miraculously, these happen to be a near-perfect size for the
+sticky labels provided by [Digi-Key](http://digikey.com/) with each part!
+
+My next step will be to label the bins on the 
+[Mini Muffin Pans](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F741H6)
+I bought to stage the parts for placement.  Then I'll load the bins with 
+parts, and hopefully that'll make picking and placing with tweezers and
+inspection microscope go reasonably quickly.  Hopefully tomorrow!