--- title: Saving Some Coin With 3D Printed Stencils | daily.dev description: A method for 3D printing solder paste stencils using FDM printers (PLA or PETG) as a cheaper, faster alternative to metal stencils. The workflow starts with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/saving-some-coin-with-3d-printed-stencils-hxtel64i1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Saving Some Coin With 3D Printed Stencils | daily.dev og:description: A method for 3D printing solder paste stencils using FDM printers (PLA or PETG) as a cheaper, faster alternative to metal stencils. The workflow starts with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/saving-some-coin-with-3d-printed-stencils-hxtel64i1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HxtEl64I1.png og:image:alt: Saving Some Coin With 3D Printed Stencils og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Saving Some Coin With 3D Printed Stencils **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A method for 3D printing solder paste stencils using FDM printers (PLA or PETG) as a cheaper, faster alternative to metal stencils. The workflow starts with Gerber files fed into the Stenchill online tool or a KiCad plugin, which generates slicer-ready files. Some slicer configuration is needed for accuracy. The approach works well for prototyping and larger pads but may fall short of metal stencils for very fine-pitch components. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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