Hi,

> toaster oven? solder PASTE? wha?!?!?
>
> woefully unaware,


    Take a look on the archives to find more details, there has been a long
thread about using small toster ovens to solder SMD boards. I will explain
briefly and after checking the old messages I can answer any doubts, ok ?

    I have been using for a while a toaster oven with a comercial
temperature controller that can make temperature "ramps" for soldering 0805
SMD components with components on both sides of the board. All you need is a
toster oven that has infrared heaters, a good temperature controller, nice
clearance between components for not making shadow areas and solder paste to
put on the components pads. The paste holds the components in place. A
vacuum twezzer will also be very helpfull. With the right temperature
profile and good board layout you can get results that are so nice that no
one can tell the boards were not soldered in a big convection oven :-)

Best regards,
Alexandre Guimaraes

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