Schematics and Circuit Board layout with Fusion 360

[mickeyf]

Great suggestions @Arbutus

But... 10 boards, 10 different people, does that mean 10 stencils, or pass one around? There may be 4 or 5 here on the Island that could share? If I get back into making electronics then a re-flow oven would definitely be a thing, but this may be a one-off for me, so hand soldering is probably it. Unless there's a simple hand solderable toaster oven controller project to recommend

And yes, larger SMDs unless there is a valid requirement for the smaller ones only makes sense.

 

[djberta]

Great suggestions @Arbutus

But... 10 boards, 10 different people, does that mean 10 stencils, or pass one around? There may be 4 or 5 here on the Island that could share? If I get back into making electronics then a re-flow oven would definitely be a thing, but this may be a one-off for me, so hand soldering is probably it. Unless there's a simple hand solderable toaster oven controller project to recommend

And yes, larger SMDs unless there is a valid requirement for the smaller ones only makes sense.

Stencils can be 3d printed pretty easily, they are not perfect but work. Hand soldering smd is not to bad just takes a bit of time and I personally use a cheap rework station from amazon works great. For a reflow oven, do a search for esp32 reflow oven build. I was looking at building one before we moved.

I like this one, I would definetly add a snap switch or two for over temp. Other then that this one looks pretty good.

GitHub - dukeduck1984/uReflowOven-Esp32-Micropython: μReflow Oven controller based on ESP32 with MicroPython & LVGL

μReflow Oven controller based on ESP32 with MicroPython & LVGL - dukeduck1984/uReflowOven-Esp32-Micropython

github.com

 

[jcdammeyer]

Stencils can be 3d printed pretty easily, they are not perfect but work. Hand soldering smd is not to bad just takes a bit of time and I personally use a cheap rework station from amazon works great. For a reflow oven, do a search for esp32 reflow oven build. I was looking at building one before we moved.

I like this one, I would definetly add a snap switch or two for over temp. Other then that this one looks pretty good.

GitHub - dukeduck1984/uReflowOven-Esp32-Micropython: μReflow Oven controller based on ESP32 with MicroPython & LVGL

μReflow Oven controller based on ESP32 with MicroPython & LVGL - dukeduck1984/uReflowOven-Esp32-Micropython

github.com

I was going to build the Adafruit version (on the 42 projects list). I used the Thermocouple module for my Compressor Exhaust Air and the other modules are reserved for the Kiln controller (also on the 42 projects list).
The instructions for the ESP32 version are rather sparse but I think doable.