Surface Mount Soldering Tutorial
Many surface mount devices (SMD) can be removed and replaced using a normal soldering iron. This PDF file is an easy-to-follow tutorial on how to remove SMDs, how to solder new surface mounted components and the cheapest tools to buy in order to work with SMDs.
It recommends the best value tools including: soldering iron station, soldering iron tips, soldering tools, solder, rework flux, IPA, illuminated desk magnifying glass, long arm microscope, desk mini-vice, vernier calliper gauge, multimeter, etc. It also explains how to identify SMD chips.