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Best soldering iron tips

Updated: 21 October 2026

The best soldering iron tips in this set are not the cheapest row and not the listing with a single five-star review. You are replacing a worn point, and the right tip matches the handpiece and the joint you make. Stars and price pick different ASINs: a Hakko single at about £6.08 with 582 reviews, a 14-piece pack at about £7.99 with 159 reviews, and a 12-piece pack at about £11.99 with 708 reviews. This page says who each is for. Figures are the amazon.co.uk capture on the [soldering tips comparison](/hub/soldering-and-welding/soldering-tips). No lab test. A purchase through these links can earn a commission.

The best soldering iron tips in this set are not the cheapest row and not the listing with a single five-star review. You are replacing a worn point, and the right tip matches the handpiece and the joint you make.

Our top picks

Hakko Hakko T18-D32 chisel 3.2 mm

Best overall

Hakko Hakko T18-D32 chisel 3.2 mm
9.2/10about £6.08
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Hanglife Hanglife 12-piece 900M set

Alternative

Hanglife Hanglife 12-piece 900M set
7.5/10about £11.99
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KTPCN KTPCN 14-piece 900M tip set

Best value

KTPCN KTPCN 14-piece 900M tip set
8.0/10about £7.99
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On this page
  1. 1.How we shortlisted
  2. 2.Best first tips for an electronics kit
  3. 3.Best OEM single
  4. 4.Best value pack
  5. 5.When a pack is the wrong purchase

How we shortlisted

Eight replaceable tips remained after cleaners and mixed tool kits were left out. A count under 25 cannot carry the score, which drops the about £4.78 HANZMQIYJJ set, at 3.5 from two reviews with no text, and caps Gosknor at 5.0 from one review. The top score is the Hakko T18-D32. The best value score is the KTPCN 14-piece 900M set. Series checks are on the soldering tip buying guide.

Best first tips for an electronics kit

On a 936-style station the KTPCN set at about £7.99 is the practical start. English bullets include chisels from 0.8D to 3.2D, and reviewers mention a Katsu 825, at 4.4 from 159 reviews. Keep a chisel around 1.6 mm or 2.4 mm on the iron. One buyer says the Ryobi claim fails because the hole does not match, and a Spanish bullet says 10 types while the English bullet says 14. If the station is a Hakko FX-888 or FX-600, start with the T18-D32 instead.
Hakko Hakko T18-D32 chisel 3.2 mm

Testsieger

Hakko Hakko T18-D32 chisel 3.2 mm
9.2/10about £6.08
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Best OEM single

The top pick is the Hakko T18-D32 at about £6.08 with 4.7 from 582 reviews. It is a chisel, 3.2 mm by 0.5 mm by 14.5 mm, model HAKT18D32P, for FX-888 series irons and the FX-600, origin Japan. Reviewers describe it as a step up from the conical tip supplied with the iron. You get one shape. A 3.2 mm face bridges fine pins if you drag it across a header. A January 2025 review reports corrosion after dry storage, so tin the tip. It does not fit a 900M nut and it is not a T12 cartridge.

Best value pack

The best value is the KTPCN 14-piece set at about £7.99. About 57p a tip only holds if you will heat the profiles you received. Hanglife at about £11.99 has 708 reviews at 4.4, and it is not the value pick: captured notes include no fit on some Yihua models or a Hakko FX-601, coating that eroded at 400°C, and 8 pieces in a 12-piece box. The Saipor tens at about £6.99 are one profile only, a cone with a loose-bore note or needles with a blackening complaint.

When a pack is the wrong purchase

A pack is wrong when the iron is not 900M or the listing is confused. SOOZR at about £12.99 is a multi-hole joystick head with a 936 adapter, about 32 mm by 6.4 mm. The table still calls it a chisel. Gosknor at about £14.99 names C245 and 936 adapters, then a bullet describes a whole C245 iron and a 936 station. The only rating is 5.0 with no text.

Common questions

What is the best soldering iron tip for a beginner in electronics?
On a 936-style station, start with the KTPCN mix at about £7.99 and use a chisel around 1.6 mm to 2.4 mm. On a Hakko FX-888 or FX-600, start with the T18-D32 at about £6.08 even though 3.2 mm is wide for tiny pads. The about £4.78 set fails that test: 3.5 from two reviews says nothing about fit.
What Hakko tip should I buy first?
The T18-D32, if your iron is the FX-888 series or the FX-600 named on that listing. It is a 3.2 mm chisel, about £6.08, 4.7 from 582 reviews, and buyers treat it as the everyday face instead of the needle the station arrived with. It is not the first tip for an old Hakko 936, which wants 900M. A finer T18 is the follow-up, not a 900M ten-pack.
What is the best cheap tip set on amazon.co.uk here?
KTPCN at about £7.99, 4.4 from 159 reviews, not the about £4.78 HANZMQIYJJ set. Cheap here means a low price with enough UK reviews to see a Ryobi miss and a muddled 14-versus-10 count, and still a usable shape list for 936-class irons. Hanglife’s larger review count costs about £11.99 and brings harder fit complaints. Saipor at about £6.99 is cheap only if you wanted ten of one shape.
What is the best tip for SMD in this set?
A fine cone or a small chisel, in the series your iron accepts. The Saipor 900M-T-I is the needle row at about £6.99, with a blackening complaint. The Saipor 900M-T-B is a cone a reviewer put at about 1.2 mm, with a loose-bore note. On a T18 iron the captured D32 at 3.2 mm is too wide for fine SMD. A narrower T18 is not a separate ASIN here.
What is the best console repair tip here?
SOOZR at about £12.99 if you already have a 936-style iron and you accept four reviews, one a PS5 job and one a short life. Gosknor at about £14.99 names C245 and 936 adapters, and a bullet also describes whole irons. Neither replaces a chisel for ordinary board work.
Is one OEM tip better than a whole set?
It is better when the iron is T18 and you will use that one face. The Hakko D32 at about £6.08 has the review depth a pack cannot claim. A set is better when the station is 900M and you want a 1.6 mm chisel today and a cone next week. KTPCN at about £7.99 is that set. Fourteen tips do not help if the sleeve is the wrong diameter.

Related pages

Soldering tips for electronics

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Sources

Sources taken from the research digest. Listings were checked on 20 October 2026.

  1. Hakko UK — T18 series tip shapes (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  2. Hakko UK — T18 soldering iron tips (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  3. Hakko UK — 900 series soldering iron tips (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  4. HSE — Solderers and asthma (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  5. HSE — SR20 Rosin-cored solder (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  6. Electronics Stack Exchange — Hakko tip compatibility (retrieved 20.10.2026)
  7. amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison (retrieved 20.10.2026)