Juimiin Hong wrote:

> > Where can I find a small and economic oven to do home-smd-soldering?
>
> I don't know, but I have soldered a couple of boards with surface mount
> components.  All you need is a small tip on your soldering iron and a pair
> of tweezers.
>

That's my experience also. You need good eyesight and\or a maglamp plus a
steady hand. Grind your soldering iron's nib down to a fine point. (You need
to shorten it before forming the point or you lose excessive heat.) Apply
solder the tracks before positioning the chip, then heat the track in front of
the pin and let the solder flow into the pin\track joint. (Applying the nib
direct to each pin is a loser - solder bridgeing.) The least amount of solder
possible, obviously.

Some people say to use glue or tape to hold the chip in position but you can
hold the chip in place with a finger while you solder the first pin then
solder the one diagonally opposite.

Even so, it's fiddly work and you risk a nervous breakdown if you try to do
too many at one sitting.

Good luck - PJH