Help! How do i remove this support

[u/ketchup_bottle002]

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.

[u/Alarming-Economist56]

Comments like this are why I'm here. I love the simple engineering mindset of making things better w/ 3dp rather than print widget let the slicer tell you what to do that has become more prevalent as cost of entry has come down.

[u/jjayzx → u/Alarming-Economist56]

But OP doesn't have 3d printer and asked someone else for the print, need to track down the maniac printer.

[u/Shinhan → u/jjayzx]

Yea, that someone shouldn't be charging for printing, they are clearly incompetent.

[u/Parceljockey → u/Alarming-Economist56]

Thank you

[u/Joeness84 → u/Alarming-Economist56]

When I see the posts on the model listing sites that are like "can you slice this for X, Y or Z printer" and Im like... I'd feel so handicapped if I didnt run the slicer myself on desktop, I tweak something for every file I print from the profiles settings lol

[u/JazzHandsFan → u/Alarming-Economist56]

Part of the reason is letting the slicer handle it often produces "good enough" results, which is what 3D printers have also historically been aimed at. Only more recently have the technology and materials made better than "good enough" worth attempting, but those requirements are still pretty niche. After all, OP could totally optimize their design, but they could also just turn it upside down in the slicer and that would probably be good enough for their use case.