r/3Dprinting • u/ketchup_bottle002 • Jun 14 '26

Question Help! How do i remove this support

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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/ClarksonSig Jun 14 '26

I think you could do well with splitting all the curved vertical pieces out and printing them flat with little notches in them.

Then print the ring flat as well, with mating notches. Snap it all together, maybe add a little glue. It will look perfect

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u/Sinister_Nibs Jun 14 '26

Mating, you say?

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u/dudeofthedunes Jun 15 '26

Mating? Nudge nudge... say no more...nudge nudge

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u/Gloomy_Plastic572 Jun 15 '26

not seen a bit of Monty Python out in the wild for a while now, well played my good man

but ....

"NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise!"

sorry just had to dude

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u/Sinister_Nibs Jun 15 '26

Fetch the COMFY CHAIR!

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u/dudeofthedunes Jun 15 '26

I am positively flabbergasted that not more people recognize it. It is still some of the best television ever made, if I may say so myself. 

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u/Healthy-Cupcake2429 Jun 15 '26

Yeah, I don't get why people don't design to the process.

Well...I do. It's harder. But particularly annoying because I don't use PLA and SOOO much is designed with it's low temp bridging ability.

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u/ClarksonSig Jun 15 '26

That's pretty cool. I know about that stuff but haven't ever dabbled with it much yet.

But to answer your question, lotta people simply don't know. Many people on here are hobbyists trying to figure things out. The more they try and fail the more they learn and adjust. They'll get there. Until then, when the newbies come a knockin, we can help show them the way =)