He prefers to wire up prototypes with perfboard and solder point-to-point with enameled ... [Tom] also suggests a good hands-free PCB holder, and points out that 0603 sized SMT resistors fit ...

Sometimes you can solder a scrap of 30gauge wire, flip a component 180°, or make a TO-92 transistor do that little pirouette thing where the legs go every-which-way. If you angered the PCB ...