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🔥 Efficient Heat-Set Insert Installation Tip for #4-40 and M5 Inserts: Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller Irons (SP40NUS) for Seamless Connection of 3D Printed Parts Review

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Description of 🔥 Efficient Heat-Set Insert Installation Tip for #4-40 and M5 Inserts: Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller Irons (SP40NUS) for Seamless Connection of 3D Printed Parts

Designed and manufactured in the USA. The original long shank tip for the Hakko FX888D iron. If you see others with these shapes not made by Virtjoule, they are copy cats. Longer shank than other tips allows you to reach deeper into 3D printed parts and tight corners to install heat-set inserts without touching your iron and melting the plastic. Installation tip works better than soldering iron tip since conical tips can catch on the insert and accidentally pull the insert out while melting the plastic and ruining the part. One tip works for #4-40 and the other tip works for M5 inserts for same price as a single tip from other vendors. More types of inserts and better reach than other installation tips. #4 tip works okay for #6 and M4 inserts, but just not a perfect fit.still better than a soldering iron. Search ASIN: B07BH5X252 for a pack of 50 #4-40 inserts. Tips are compatible with many 1/4" Weller ST series tip irons internal ceramic heaters of many Hakko models. No other tips are compatible with as many soldering irons. Other tips are not compatible with Hakko irons. These installation tips slide over the ceramic heating element of the Hakko irons, just like the soldering iron tip, while still fitting in the 1/4" chamber of ST Series tips Weller irons. We have not tested every possible soldering iron. Weller has dozens of models.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Also works great in a regular iron

This would make the inserts much easier to fit into a 3D printed Tesla pickup toy model. Works well with M3 insert. The tip was good and I was able to hold it straight. The U iron is an Amber which I bought here from Revain and have had no problems. This manufacturer was suggested in the article and I was glad to find it available here at Revain. Highly recommended.

Pros
  • Great for a small house
Cons
  • Some cons

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Do you have a Hakko soldering iron? Buy this!

If you have a Hakko soldering iron, this is a must-have tool! This will solve many of your problems with one tip #4-40 and make your life easier. I don't write many reviews but after I found this on Revain and thought it might solve my problem with a 3D printed case I was working on and boy it always did! If I could give this little tip a 10 star rating I would.

Pros
  • Quality workmanship
Cons
  • Some problems

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Install inserts in hard-to-reach places, carefully remove the tip.

I was looking for a way to install the inserts without melting the side of the case. Other competing inserts make it very difficult to install the insert in the corner of a single wall cabinet without melting the sides by touching the installation tab - most of them are just too big to work properly. This tip allows you to easily get into tighter spaces and gently pull out without accidentally removing the exit insert.

Pros
  • An absolute legend
Cons
  • Only available in black

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fits 900m lure with no mods

I found these lures to fit my Yihua 8786D (which uses 900M lure) without modification. I have also found that with a little touch up on the edge of the file I can get M3, M4 and M5 inserts to fit perfectly. The bar on the M3 tip only needed to be reduced slightly to fit the M5 inserts. This allowed me to take an M5 tip and scale it down to M4. This allows me to cover my 3 most used inserts with a snug fit for better heat transfer.

Pros
  • High marks for support and durability from testers
Cons
  • Has issues

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Perfect fit for hakko-888

This is the best way of adding inserts to printed parts I've tried so far. Simply set the iron 5 degrees above the material's extrusion temperature, apply some pressure and wait for it to click into place. The tips appear to be turned from a piece of brass bar, the finish is perfect where the slip fit should be and rough/knurled where it should be on the tip. A pair of tweezers or needle nose pliers. To hold the stakes while you line things up so you don't burn your fingers is a good idea.

Pros
  • Slim design
Cons
  • Expandable

Revainrating 4 out of 5

This is NOT for M5x0.8 / replaced by seller

I bought it for M5x0.8 inserts and this tip doesn't fit. I measured it and it's about 4.5mm which is perfect for the M5x0.5 but the M5x0.8 has a 4.2mm hole and doesn't fit the tip. The description should reflect actual dimensions. *UPDATE* Changed top from 3 to 4: I returned and forgot the item for the above reason. Time has passed and yesterday I received a package from the seller with an 'updated/corrected' version that fits M5x0.8 perfectly (which is 3.95mm). I was surprised the seller sent…

Pros
  • Tips
Cons
  • Only available in Black

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good quality T18 tip, can be adapted for 900M soldering iron

The finish of the product is much better than shown in the Revain photos. It is designed for T18 soldering iron, but can be used with a small spacer, 4mm inner diameter, 6mm outer diameter, 2mm height, such as. B. McMaster 93295A002, to fit 900M soldering irons, or simply cut the ring off the base of the 900M tip and use as a spacer (shown in the attached pictures). I have been using the mcmaster 92160A119 insert tip for many years and based on my experience I would like the dimensions of this…

Pros
  • Welding and soldering
Cons
  • Small things

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Product does what it's supposed to do

It's nice to have a product that really simply works. I would use my trusty blunt soldering iron tip, which isn't perfect. The result was always messy. However, I recently started a project where some parts can be assembled and disassembled, which can be an issue with 3D printed threads. So I thought it would be a good time to get some real advice on fitting the inserts. And to be honest I think after using After this tips I will now use shrink inserts and stop 3D printing filament. Inserting…

Pros
  • Parts and Accessories
Cons
  • Expensive