I've done surface mount with a Radioshack soldering iron, solder, and some solder wick. It takes patience, but definitely doable. (Side note: Essentially had t

I've done surface mount with a Radioshack soldering iron, solder, and some solder wick. It takes patience, but definitely doable. (Side note: Essentially had to be able to solder surface mount packages to pass a class in college.)