On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:26:33 GMT
Jan Panteltje  wrote:

> On a sunny day (Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:10:37 +0100) it happened Rob
> Morley  wrote in :


> >The main thing I use my soldering gun for is cutting
> >thermoplastics.
>
> That is now what I use the eroded Weller tip for,
> it does fit into the LS50, temperature controlled
> hole making and cutting.
>
> But really, dremel is better and does not smell so much.
>
That depends very much on the application:  cutting textiles with heat
can seal the edges to prevent fraying.  Also thin rigid plastics cut
with heat can have a thickened bead along the edge that reinforces it
and avoids making a rough/sharp edge.

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