Breaking Taps Laser Etching Stencils for Vapor Deposition Posted: March 11, 2025 | Last updated: March 11, 2025 Shadow masks! We're making micro stencils to use in my sputter coater, and talking ...

The results are pretty awesome — but if you’re without a laser, he also has an excellent tutorial on DIY metal SMT stencils by chemically etching soda can metal! Alternatively, it’s possible ...

Etching is done with off-the-shelf HCl ... is just about up to par with extraordinarily expensive laser cut stainless steel stencils. Not bad for something that came from the recycling bin.