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product_id: 55741089
title: "Heat-Set Insert Installation tip for #4-40 and M5 Inserts Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller Irons with ST Series Tips (SP40NUS). Used for Connecting 3D Printed Parts."
brand: "virtjoule"
price: "Bs.3"
currency: BOB
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.bo/products/55741089-heat-set-insert-installation-tip-for-4-40-and-m5
store_origin: BO
region: Bolivia
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# Compatible with top brands Longer shank for deep reach Dual functionality for inserts Heat-Set Insert Installation tip for #4-40 and M5 Inserts Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller Irons with ST Series Tips (SP40NUS). Used for Connecting 3D Printed Parts.

**Brand:** virtjoule
**Price:** Bs.3
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🔩 Elevate Your 3D Printing Game with Precision!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Heat-Set Insert Installation tip for #4-40 and M5 Inserts Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller Irons with ST Series Tips (SP40NUS). Used for Connecting 3D Printed Parts. by virtjoule
- **How much does it cost?** Bs.3 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.bo](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/55741089-heat-set-insert-installation-tip-for-4-40-and-m5)

## Best For

- virtjoule enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted virtjoule brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Versatile Use:** One tip for #4-40 and another for M5 inserts—more options, less hassle.
- • **Enhanced Reach:** Longer shank allows access to tight corners and deeper areas.
- • **Smart Investment:** Get two tips for the price of one from competitors, maximizing value.
- • **Precision Engineering:** Designed and manufactured in the USA for superior quality.
- • **Ultimate Compatibility:** Works seamlessly with Hakko FX-888D and Weller ST series irons.

## Overview

The Heat-Set Insert Installation Tip is a premium tool designed for professionals, offering a longer shank for deeper access and compatibility with leading soldering iron brands. This innovative tip allows for efficient installation of heat-set inserts in 3D printed parts, ensuring a seamless and reliable connection without the risk of damaging your work.

## Description

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## Features

- 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.

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Product does what it needs to do
*by B***E on May 11, 2019*

It's nice to get a product that actually just works.I don't use heat-set inserts that often (I usually 3d print the threads), and when I did, I would use my trusty blunt soldering iron tip, which isn't ideal. The result was always sloppy. However, I recently started a project that has several parts that can be mounted and unmounted, which can be a problem with 3d printed threads, so I thought it was a great time to get some real insert installation tips.And, honestly, after using these tips, I think I will use heat-set inserts from now on and stop 3d printing threads. It's faster for me to set the inserts than it was to cut the printed threads (which I still had to do by hand since the printed threads aren't really perfect and I almost never print lower than 0.2mm layer height).I can also confirm that using the M3 tip for M4 works fine - I just set about dozen M4 inserts in a couple minutes and they all came out great. If I had used my regular soldering iron tip, half of 'em probably would have been crooked!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality T18 tip, can be adapted for 900M solder irons
*by C***E on December 17, 2019*

Product finish is much better than shown in Amazon pictures. It was designed for T18 solder irons but can fit 900M solder iron using a small spacer, 4mm ID, 6mm OD, 2mm height such as mcmaster 93295A002 or just chop a ring from the base of a 900M tip and use it as spacer (shown in attached pictures).I have used mcmaster insertion tip 92160A119 for years and based on my experience I would dimension this product slightly different, wider end tip 2.4mm, wider insert shoulder diameter 5.2mm and shorter length protruding from the solder iron sleeve (eliminating the second from the tip section).A few tips:* Make sure to use heat inserts which have a taper end to easy insertion rather than injection molding inserts which are wide on both ends* Don't set the solder iron to a too high temperature that will cause the plastic to emit toxic fumes* Don't press the insert too hard, just use a gentle force and let the heat do the work for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rough machining, but functional
*by J***N on August 20, 2019*

They're honesty pretty rough looking for lathe- turned pieces of brass, but they work. The middle diameter is a little tight in my hakko and required a little force to fit. I've used them plenty though and they've held up well.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-12*