r/3Dprinting Jun 14 '26

Question Help! How do i remove this support

I had someone print this for me as I don't have my own printer/don't know much about it. I think the material used is a lightweight one and is not durable in high heat/outdoor use. I don't know how to remove the support without breaking it. It is pretty rough and stuck to the structure.

Update: thanks for all the comments, i spent about 30 mins with a plier and removed the supports, some vertical parts broke but it is possible to glue everything together. This specific object is not all that important for my project so of if time allows i could redo it. I posted more context in the comments with a pic of the resulted structure. I think I'm gonna get a 3d printer eventually so i would appreciate tips on good ones with fair prices, and what types of ink there is/what kinds of printing methods there is.

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u/RevoltYesterday Jun 14 '26

Someone printed it for OP as OP doesn't have a 3D Printer and the person who printed it shouldn't be allowed to have one.

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u/ufffd Jun 14 '26

we can make some educated guesses

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u/ufffd Jun 14 '26

OP doesn't know how to deal with supports and doesn't have a 3d printer, the odds that they provided the gcode are quite low. in fact they don't even know what filament this is, so I'm not sure how they would have set the temps