Quite cool.
Actually surface mount is not all that bad. I have some friends who use it on boards at home for fun.
And I would be surprised if there weren't vendors or other activity using surface mount at the Faire.
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i'm working with surface mount components for a project. def. not as bad as the article makes it out to be. just takes a steady hand, a decent soldering station (i've got a weller WES51, around $80), small tips, lots of flux, and a magnifying glass. getting the first component down took a while, but improvement (fast and clean connections) came quickly. now it's kind of fun.
If I had a hand that steady I would be a brain surgeon...
Better:
If I had a hand that steady I would still be a brain surgeon...