Don't knock it till you try it. You don't need to modify your toaster oven or any of that non-sense. I got a cheap $25 of Amazon and just use a stop watch and the toaster dial to set the temp by hand. There is really nothing to learn. Also ordering a stencil is just as simple as ordering PCBs now with the OSHStencil service.
Don't get me wrong. At some point I'm definitely going to get into it. Get a SMD workstation proper. I'm just getting ranty with you saying its "easier". The word is so often abused today.
It's easier now to order the ideal component. My original point is the day is fast approaching where there will be no more precision transistors in through hole. Even second hand or NOS. That's the day that getting an SMD setup will become easier for me. And then I'll get into it.
