Soldering SMD's

[tomg]

>    First, don't try soldering anything under an 0805 unless you have a 
> magnifying glass.  I made the mistake of using 0603s on my stuff and it 
> gets really tough with conventional soldering equipment!
>    Equipment wise, everyone has made good suggestions.  Get a soldering 
> iron tip that is as small as possible.  You don't need any exotic or 
> expensive equipment to _solder_ SMT stuff, HOWEVER, it gets fun when you 
> try to _unsolder_ SMT parts!

Projector belt sells a low-temp solder you just pile it on and push the chip
off the traces....seriously easy....

Tom