On a sunny day (Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:35:08 +0100) it happened Rob Morley
 wrote in :

>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.

Yes, some applicatons, sure.
I tried plastic welding with it,
but modern glue is amazing.
The rim along the edges is what I what to get rid of when making holes for say
connectors...
I found this the perfect tool to make holes in plastic for 3.5 mm phono jacks:
 http://panteltje.com/pub/hole_making_tool_IMG_6437.JPG
:-)

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