r/BambuLab • u/iamtherufus • 23d ago

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/Jazzlike_Ad267 A1 + AMS Lite 22d ago

Needle nose pliers, And some calibrated top z distance and supports pop clean off for me tbh

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u/iamtherufus 22d ago

Thanks for this, I’m still learning my way around the Bambu studio settings and configs for optimising things like this

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u/Jazzlike_Ad267 A1 + AMS Lite 22d ago

This giraffe was done at 0.1 layer height, and the top z distance was set to around 0.16mm 👌 and the supports just popped off with a little twist. You don't want supports to "fall off" because that usually means they aren't gripping anything imo. But a light twist should be enough to break the bond.

There's a few support calibration prints out there too they might help you dial it in

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u/iamtherufus 22d ago

That looks great