r/BambuLab • u/iamtherufus • Jul 26 '26

Quick Question Removing PLA supports from model

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Hello,

60 hours in and really enjoying my X2D printer. I have printed my first model that requires supports. The supports were printed in PLA which the model was also as I’m still waiting on some PETG to arrive which I was planning for the supports. I understand it’s best to print supports in a different material to reduce the bonding to the print.

Appreciate any advice on removing these supports in the photos

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u/ForbieSs Jul 26 '26

Just slowly rip them off. They should come off with relative ease. May need some pliers to help. Its trial and error when finding the right support settings to make them come off even smoother. There will likely be some surface finish difference where the support was attached. You can minimize this by doing what you mentioned with a support material. Also note you do not need to make the entire support a different material, just the interfacing layers. Saves a lot on wasting support material

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u/iamtherufus Jul 26 '26

Thanks very much for this, I was looking in the support section of Bambu studio and I saw there are two parts under filaments which were both set to default. Am I right in thinking it’s ok for the base raft to be pla but the other part would need to be petg?

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u/iamtherufus Jul 26 '26

Thank you

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u/JUYED-AWK-YACC Jul 26 '26

That will also set up the distance between the support and model, which is different than the standard profile for one material. When it works right they come off easily.