Quote Originally Posted by eoasap
you'll want to read up on reflow stages and try to emulate them best you can if you plan on assembling boards that way.....

Keep in mind you should NEVER use a toaster oven for food after its been used for reflow. Also make sure to do it in a well ventilated area.
Yeah, the Elektor article has a uController based controller which follows a very specifically controller temperature curve. I'll try and rig up something like that I think. PCB manufacture may still be something to 'outsource'. Does anyone know of any cheap PCB fab houses that will send internationally? I'm in Australia, and all of the Australian PCB places have large minimum orders (usually a whole panel, which is about $300 AUD = $220 USD) which isn't practical for the home hobbyist/smaller project.