Soldering

[godhour]

Ok..its not easy to size up whether or not $75.00 is enough for someone to connect a chip into my PS2 so I can play burned games - yes I can afford it, but is the service really that worth it?

Is it possible to go to Radio Shack buy a $15(?) Soldering Iron maybe find some broken computers to practice on and pick up some of the right kind of wire (?) and just put a chip in myself?

Basically, how difficult is it to became good at soldering and not break my PS2 and successfully install a no-swap mod?

Any tips, advice, criticisms, or links or appreciated...thanks