Soldering is like using a DMM...it's something you need to do if you're involved at all with electronics //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Tinsel wires are easy, do what Raven said and practice on some scrap wire. A 35 watt pencil iron and rosin-core solder should do the job.
Now if it's surface mount components you're dealing with, I completely understand...but I doubt that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif