Thanks! Unfortunately I'm on the east coast. I really want to try surface mount soldering, but I don't think my first go should be such a special machine. I could get some practice in and then try in a month or so. I'm also going to VCF East, so maybe I can find some help there too!
I've been looking for an SE/30 for years, and I just found one on eBay in my city for local pickup. Turned out to be literally 2 blocks from my house! Added a ROMinator II and 128MB of RAM, and I've never been so happy with a machine.
It even came with a PDS video card installed. I'd love to...