I mirror almost all of LarryD's comments..
- 1206 are hand solderable.
- I too invested in a $17.00 (USD) toaster oven from my local wal-mart..
** ^^that coupled with a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter.... I have not spent any money on getting stencils made for my project, nor having to have someone else assemble for me either.
Super clean, professional looking boards!!
All boards/projects I have made using my cheapier toaster oven:
(board on left is custom board, compared to Uno & Shield)





