<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">What’s everyone using for solder paste dispensing? Looks like there are three main options:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">- brute force; cheap but wears out your hand</div><div class="">- air-powered things on eBay (they work OK but need an air compressor)</div><div class="">- screw-drive servo things</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am leaning towards this: <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/DanM/dm---solder-paste-and-adhesive-dispenser/" class="">https://www.tindie.com/products/DanM/dm---solder-paste-and-adhesive-dispenser/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Seems like screw-drive will have more controllable output and won’t need a noisy compressor. It does look a bit awkward to hold.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I may just go with a stencil for my next project, but I see that as having its own issues, such as needing to build an alignment jig.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Alex</div></body></html>