> For discretes, the "best" hand-solder way is to pre-solder one pad for
> each part, then use one hand for the iron and the other for tweezers.
> Place each part and reheat the solder to attach them to the board.
> Then go back and solder the second pad on each part.
I was thinking about this and can't I just pre solder all the SMT tabs
then apply flux and the part on it then bake it or use a skillet?
My main problem with hand soldering is that I leave the chip on top
long and over heat it or I can't get all the pads at once and it
bulges up.