Homebrew PCBs

Go to the kids toys section of your favorite store and try to find 
miniature plastic cloths-pins. These are about 1.25 inches long and 
come in many colors. Drill from the clip end lengthwise through the 
cloths-pin so the edge of this newly made hole just shows up in the 
notch that's a quarter inch from the clip end. Do the same for the 
other side. Push a length of reasonably stiff wire into each of these 
holes so that a bit of the wire's edge shows up in the notch on each 
side. Use a pair of tweezers to put the smt part in the notch that's 
edged with these two wires while holding the cloths-pin open. Let the 
cloths-pin close and the smt part is tightly held in place while the 
wires allow a connection to the measurement set. This system works well 
on the 1206 size but not much smaller.
Terry M