Not to disagree with the "more is more" philosophy, but I have done a lot of
small surface mount work with this cheap hot air station

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=76&osCsid=9288923d11c512b7ac65869359da14d0
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including putting on a 28 pin QFN, although I don't recommend that at
first:)

James
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