Homebrew PCBs

Hi all,

I have a board that I want to put a chip socket into.  But, and 
here's the problem, I want to solder the body of the socket, not the 
pins.

The body has a 40 mil dia, the pins are 18 mil and my board has 40 
mill holes.

When I try to solder near the socket, it melts the socket.  I guess 
if I had a flat tip I could squeeze it under (there is about 100 mill 
clearnace) and not touch the plastic.

An alternative would be to use solder paste as it melts at a lower 
temperature....


any suggestions ?  need pictures ?

Dave