Working with SMT is quite difficult without an smt hot air pencil. Anyone with basics electronics can try to build it, it's made with common materials.
http://digilander.libero.it/alfred73/eprojects.htm#SMT Desoldering Station
Some good tips on using the laser printer toner-transfer iron-on method.
http://www.infiltec.com/SID-GRB@home/pcb-home.htm
Make PCBs at home for a modest expense. Good procedure for experimenters and homebrewers.
http://www.qsl.net/k5lxp/projects/PCBFab/PCBFab.html
These instructions are to be used to make fine resolution printed circuit boards by means of a photographic process utilizing a positive working photo resist.
http://www.injectorall.com/instructions750P.htm
http://www.geocities.com/pdmtr/
Allow PCBs to be made with repeatable results for track width and spacings down to 0.2mm (0.008").
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/vk3yng/pcb/making_pcbs.htm
How to make nice looking ones of your own designs.
http://www.solarbotics.net/library/techniques/buildpcb.html
A DIP40 chip, specifically, my PIC18F452 microcontroller, takes up too much space on a single breadboard. Here is the solution for such a situation.
http://feelslikeburning.com/2005/10/19/make-a-solderless-breadboard-carrier/