{"id":7309355024564,"title":"Heat-Set Insert Tips for M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 Inserts. Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller SP40NKUS Irons Used for Connecting 3D Printed Parts.","handle":"heat-set-insert-tips-for-m2-m2-5-m3-m4-and-m5-inserts-compatible-with-hakko-fx-888d-and-weller-sp40nkus-irons-used-for-connecting-3d-printed-parts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHeat-Set Insert Tips for M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 Inserts. Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller SP40NKUS Irons Used for Connecting 3D Printed Parts.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eM2, M2.5, M3, M4, M5 tips compatible with Hakko FX888D\nsoldering iron Designed and manufactured in the USA Compatible with the Hakko\nFX888D iron. M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 sizes. Greatly increase connection\nstrength between 3D printed parts. Connect and disconnect parts reliably and\nindefinitely without stripping plastic Heat set insert installation tips\ncompatible with Hakko FX888D soldering irons Strengthen and connect 3D printed\nand injection molded parts Heat set inserts are a great way to improve\nconnection strength between 3D printed parts. Don't ruin your 3D printed part\nby messing up the insert installation. Our installation tips have square\nshoulders and vertical walls that let them slide back out of the insert\nwithout catching or pulling the insert out accidentally. Long shank allows you\nto reach deep into 3D printed parts. Each tip is optimized for width and mass\nto allow insert installation into tight corners without melting the side\nplastic. Vertical wall allows easy release of insert once installed. Square\nshoulder makes it easy to know if the insert is installed straight. A must-\nhave for every 3D printer toolbox. Not intended for soldering. Soldering iron\nnot included. Read more How do you use heat set inserts? Design your part with\nholes for inserts Create your design with holes or pre-drill holes for where\nthe insert is going to be placed. These holes need to be a little smaller than\nouter diameter of the insert and about 10-15% deeper than the length of the\ninsert so that plastic will melt, deform, and mold around the insert properly.\nYou may need to experiment with your 3D printer as some are not very accurate\nand the inserts themselves can have different outer diameters even if they are\nthe same thread size. Heat iron to plastic melting temperature The hotter the\niron, the faster the melt will happen. This may be desirable in a production\nenvironment. If you are a beginner, set the temperature right at the melting\ntemperature of the plastic you're using or the extrusion temperature of your\n3D printer. ABS - between 490 and 700 F (255-371C) PLA - 356F to 428F (180 -\n220 C) If the plastic begins to smoke, lower the temperature. If no melt\nhappens or too much pressure is required, raise temperature. Even plastics\nwithin the same type may have slightly different melting properties and you\nmay have to experiment a bit. Horizontal method-See listing video If an insert\nis placed onto the tip when the iron is horizontal, you can press the insert\ndirectly into the piece if you keep the iron horizontal. Because the tip is\ndesigned to not hold onto the insert, if the insert is placed on the tip and\nthen oriented vertically, the insert will fall off. Holding the piece in one\nhand and using the iron with the insert on the tip in the other hand and\npressing horizontally. This is our favorite method. Vertical method-See\nlisting video If installing with the iron horizontal is not convenient or too\ndifficult, you may need to install the insert in a vertical orientation. Place\nthe insert over the hole it's going into first taking care to make sure the\ninsert is sitting square over the hole. Use some needle nose pliers to hold it\nthere, if you need to. Then use the tip of the iron and place it inside the\ninsert and begin to lightly press down until the insert begins to melt the\nplastic and moves into position. Simply pull the iron straight back up and out\nwhen the insert is in the proper place. Read more How do I replace the\nsoldering iron tip with the insert installation tip? Unscrew the collar nut\nthat holds the tip retaining sleeve Make sure the iron is turned off and\ncooled down. Turn the nut with the knurling counter clockwise to loosen until\nit's free. Take the nut off the iron by moving it toward tip end of the iron.\nRemove the retaining sleeve by pulling it towards the tip end of the iron.\nRemove the soldering tip which is over the ceramic heating element Simply\nslide the old tip off the ceramic heating core. Place the new insert\ninstallation tip over the heating element Guide the heating element into the\n5\/32\" hole in the insert tip and position the tip as far down as it will go.\nPlace the sleeve back over the tip and screw on the collar nut Place the\nretaining sleeve back over the wand. Bring the collar nut back over the sleeve\nand rotate the nut clockwise finger tight. Read more Why use a specific size\nof tip? It's important to pair the correct size of tip with the size of insert\nyou are using. If the tip is too small for the insert, plastic will come back\nup inside the threads making it very difficult to turn your screw into the\ninsert. Many times your part can be ruined because it's difficult to replace\nan insert if the surrounding plastic is deformed. We created these specific\nsizes because they are some of the most popular sizes and they are precision\nmachined to be exact fits with just enough clearance that they don't pull the\ninsert back out, but not so much clearance that plastic comes inside the\nthreads. The right tool for this job requires the right size tip and this set\nhas the most popular metric sizes. Common questions Where can I find inserts?\nSearch for \"Heat set inserts\". It's best if you use the \"conical\" shaped\ninserts, those with a wider top than bottom. Those are the inserts designed\nfor heat-set. How long are these tips? Total length on these tips is 1.6\ninches or 40.6 mm. On a Hakko FX888D these tips reach 0.66\" or 16.8 mm from\nthe end of the collar. Spacing required underneath? Make the insert hole\ndeeper than the insert itself because the insert is melting its way into the\nplastic and needs space to move. If the hole is not deep enough the plastic\nthe insert is melting on its way down has nowhere to go. In the worst case\nscenario plastic may seep back into the center making it difficult to put a\nscrew in or mound around the insert at the top edge. We try to make the hole\nat least an additional 1\/3 to 1\/2 as deep as the insert. What hole size should\nI use? In practice, you should either drill or design in holes that are about\n90% of the width of the insert measured at the mid-point of the insert. If\nusing heat set inserts, the width will be smallest at the bottom and largest\nat the top. Pick a point mid-way between these two and measure that width and\nthat's a good starting point. Your 3D printer will probably not make perfect\nsize holes, so you may need to experiment a bit to get the best bite without\npushing plastic up, down, and around. Do these need to be cleaned? Once heated\nthe beautiful shiny brass will darken. That's normal. If you happen to get\nplastic onto the tip you may be able to clear it by wiping on a wet rag or\nsteel or brass wool. Acetone would chemically clean it but make sure the iron\nis not hot when you do that! Will this fit any Weller iron? These tips will\nnot fit most Wellers. They will fit the Weller SP40KNUS that has a 1\/4\" barrel\nand set screw retention. Metric set M2, M2.5, M3, M4, M5 M3 with 30 Inserts\nM2.5 with 30 Inserts English set 4, 6, 8, 10, 1\/4\" Weller compatible\nmetric M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 sizes for WES51 Hakko FX888D ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Weller\nSP40KNUS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Weller WES51 ✓ Number of tips 5 1 1 5 5 Includes inserts ✓ ✓\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDesigned 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eInstallation 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTip sizes include M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5. M2.5 is a popular hole size for Raspberry Pi circuit boards. M3 is a popular size for Arduino circuit boards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCompact tip cradle included to keep them together when they're not being used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWide size range gives you lots of flexibility to choose the right insert for your 3D printing project.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","published_at":"2022-11-09T02:11:10+11:00","created_at":"2022-11-09T02:11:17+11:00","vendor":"Virtjoule","type":"Tips","tags":["industrial"],"price":13100,"price_min":13100,"price_max":13100,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42017323155636,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B08B17VQLD","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Heat-Set Insert Tips for M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 Inserts. 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Compatible with Hakko FX-888D and Weller SP40NKUS Irons Used for Connecting 3D Printed Parts.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eM2, M2.5, M3, M4, M5 tips compatible with Hakko FX888D\nsoldering iron Designed and manufactured in the USA Compatible with the Hakko\nFX888D iron. M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 sizes. Greatly increase connection\nstrength between 3D printed parts. Connect and disconnect parts reliably and\nindefinitely without stripping plastic Heat set insert installation tips\ncompatible with Hakko FX888D soldering irons Strengthen and connect 3D printed\nand injection molded parts Heat set inserts are a great way to improve\nconnection strength between 3D printed parts. Don't ruin your 3D printed part\nby messing up the insert installation. Our installation tips have square\nshoulders and vertical walls that let them slide back out of the insert\nwithout catching or pulling the insert out accidentally. Long shank allows you\nto reach deep into 3D printed parts. Each tip is optimized for width and mass\nto allow insert installation into tight corners without melting the side\nplastic. Vertical wall allows easy release of insert once installed. Square\nshoulder makes it easy to know if the insert is installed straight. A must-\nhave for every 3D printer toolbox. Not intended for soldering. Soldering iron\nnot included. Read more How do you use heat set inserts? Design your part with\nholes for inserts Create your design with holes or pre-drill holes for where\nthe insert is going to be placed. These holes need to be a little smaller than\nouter diameter of the insert and about 10-15% deeper than the length of the\ninsert so that plastic will melt, deform, and mold around the insert properly.\nYou may need to experiment with your 3D printer as some are not very accurate\nand the inserts themselves can have different outer diameters even if they are\nthe same thread size. Heat iron to plastic melting temperature The hotter the\niron, the faster the melt will happen. This may be desirable in a production\nenvironment. If you are a beginner, set the temperature right at the melting\ntemperature of the plastic you're using or the extrusion temperature of your\n3D printer. ABS - between 490 and 700 F (255-371C) PLA - 356F to 428F (180 -\n220 C) If the plastic begins to smoke, lower the temperature. If no melt\nhappens or too much pressure is required, raise temperature. Even plastics\nwithin the same type may have slightly different melting properties and you\nmay have to experiment a bit. Horizontal method-See listing video If an insert\nis placed onto the tip when the iron is horizontal, you can press the insert\ndirectly into the piece if you keep the iron horizontal. Because the tip is\ndesigned to not hold onto the insert, if the insert is placed on the tip and\nthen oriented vertically, the insert will fall off. Holding the piece in one\nhand and using the iron with the insert on the tip in the other hand and\npressing horizontally. This is our favorite method. Vertical method-See\nlisting video If installing with the iron horizontal is not convenient or too\ndifficult, you may need to install the insert in a vertical orientation. Place\nthe insert over the hole it's going into first taking care to make sure the\ninsert is sitting square over the hole. Use some needle nose pliers to hold it\nthere, if you need to. Then use the tip of the iron and place it inside the\ninsert and begin to lightly press down until the insert begins to melt the\nplastic and moves into position. Simply pull the iron straight back up and out\nwhen the insert is in the proper place. Read more How do I replace the\nsoldering iron tip with the insert installation tip? Unscrew the collar nut\nthat holds the tip retaining sleeve Make sure the iron is turned off and\ncooled down. Turn the nut with the knurling counter clockwise to loosen until\nit's free. Take the nut off the iron by moving it toward tip end of the iron.\nRemove the retaining sleeve by pulling it towards the tip end of the iron.\nRemove the soldering tip which is over the ceramic heating element Simply\nslide the old tip off the ceramic heating core. Place the new insert\ninstallation tip over the heating element Guide the heating element into the\n5\/32\" hole in the insert tip and position the tip as far down as it will go.\nPlace the sleeve back over the tip and screw on the collar nut Place the\nretaining sleeve back over the wand. Bring the collar nut back over the sleeve\nand rotate the nut clockwise finger tight. Read more Why use a specific size\nof tip? It's important to pair the correct size of tip with the size of insert\nyou are using. If the tip is too small for the insert, plastic will come back\nup inside the threads making it very difficult to turn your screw into the\ninsert. Many times your part can be ruined because it's difficult to replace\nan insert if the surrounding plastic is deformed. We created these specific\nsizes because they are some of the most popular sizes and they are precision\nmachined to be exact fits with just enough clearance that they don't pull the\ninsert back out, but not so much clearance that plastic comes inside the\nthreads. The right tool for this job requires the right size tip and this set\nhas the most popular metric sizes. Common questions Where can I find inserts?\nSearch for \"Heat set inserts\". It's best if you use the \"conical\" shaped\ninserts, those with a wider top than bottom. Those are the inserts designed\nfor heat-set. How long are these tips? Total length on these tips is 1.6\ninches or 40.6 mm. On a Hakko FX888D these tips reach 0.66\" or 16.8 mm from\nthe end of the collar. Spacing required underneath? Make the insert hole\ndeeper than the insert itself because the insert is melting its way into the\nplastic and needs space to move. If the hole is not deep enough the plastic\nthe insert is melting on its way down has nowhere to go. In the worst case\nscenario plastic may seep back into the center making it difficult to put a\nscrew in or mound around the insert at the top edge. We try to make the hole\nat least an additional 1\/3 to 1\/2 as deep as the insert. What hole size should\nI use? In practice, you should either drill or design in holes that are about\n90% of the width of the insert measured at the mid-point of the insert. If\nusing heat set inserts, the width will be smallest at the bottom and largest\nat the top. Pick a point mid-way between these two and measure that width and\nthat's a good starting point. Your 3D printer will probably not make perfect\nsize holes, so you may need to experiment a bit to get the best bite without\npushing plastic up, down, and around. Do these need to be cleaned? Once heated\nthe beautiful shiny brass will darken. That's normal. If you happen to get\nplastic onto the tip you may be able to clear it by wiping on a wet rag or\nsteel or brass wool. Acetone would chemically clean it but make sure the iron\nis not hot when you do that! Will this fit any Weller iron? These tips will\nnot fit most Wellers. They will fit the Weller SP40KNUS that has a 1\/4\" barrel\nand set screw retention. Metric set M2, M2.5, M3, M4, M5 M3 with 30 Inserts\nM2.5 with 30 Inserts English set 4, 6, 8, 10, 1\/4\" Weller compatible\nmetric M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5 sizes for WES51 Hakko FX888D ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Weller\nSP40KNUS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Weller WES51 ✓ Number of tips 5 1 1 5 5 Includes inserts ✓ ✓\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDesigned 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eInstallation 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTip sizes include M2, M2.5, M3, M4, and M5. M2.5 is a popular hole size for Raspberry Pi circuit boards. M3 is a popular size for Arduino circuit boards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCompact tip cradle included to keep them together when they're not being used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWide size range gives you lots of flexibility to choose the right insert for your 3D printing project.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n"}