Are these two tips for my Pinecil the same thing?
I recently bought this customized desoldering tip for my Pinecil:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810434388930.html
It comes in two pieces, the tip itself which has a M4 threaded hole, and a TS100 tip to put into my iron that has a M4 threaded screw at the end. There are other tips for other controllers I want to get which are just the top screw-on part and don't come with the TS100 tip.
I noticed that Pinecil also sells a threaded tip, though I am unsure what those brass fittings you screw into it are for:
https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-threaded-insert-tips-set-and-adapter/
I am just a little worried if the cheap TS100 tip that I got along with the screw-on tip would be any good. Would it be worth it to get that official Pinecil one and just put the screw-on part of the tip on that instead, or would I basically be buying two of the exact same tip and it's likely the exact same quality?
Posted May 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC