"Brian Reay" wrote in message
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For SMD projects, rather than repairs, you can use a domestic oven to
solder the boards. Ideally, get a small table top model (the type of thing
student or caravaners use) but I did a test run in a full sized kitchen
one. The key thing is to be able to get to 230C or so at least.

But you're going off at a tangent, for my suggestion related to ugly
construction and not going to the bother of getting PCBs made