The video is rather long and the support material is excessively strong.

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The video is rather long and the support material is excessively strong. You might find it interesting nevertheless.

Originally shared by Richard Gain

Support removal on a complex 3D printed part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwPhe2azpCo&feature=autoshare

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I admire your patience. I would have destroyed that fragile-looking thing.

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Don’t watch the videos on http://mendelparts.com where it just breaks away easily.

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You should try Cura @Richard_Gain I found it produces a much better support structure than Slic3r. It’s only down side is that (at present) you can’t alter the support angle threshold but it’s due to be included soon.

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@Daniel_Fielding - I do find that support on the side of a print, like the blue owl had, is generally much easier to remove than support material that lies under a horizontal beam.
Agreed, @Tim_Rastall , Cura is getting better and better. I often end up slicing objects in multiple slicers and then inspecting the Gcode in Repetier Host to decide which version to print.

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if you really want to drive yourself crazy, try removing the supports on this: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:41825