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I've been trying PVA for supports for my minis on my #H2D. On the paper, it was perfect: water soluble filament, so that I can remove the support without damaging the print. Perfect. In reality:

- printing PLA on top of PVA often failed
- could not successfully print PVA < 0.2mm layer height… what's the point for minis? 🤷
- that thing is literally glue, and it keeps clogging the nozzle.

Gladly, I found (on reddit) a great solution: PETG supports! Prints great, detaches easily.

#3dprinting

August 23, 2025 at 7:51:44 AM
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I realize actually PETG detaches more easily than supports did on my resin printer, where I had to plunge the print in hot water for 5 minutes to make sure I could detach the support without damaging the fine details (arms, tails, swords, etc). I've been amazed how PETG works on those details without any hassle.

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