Or else, try to drill a small hole in the break away material. Manually, so you have good feeling, and you don't heat and melt the PLA. Then screw a wood screw in the hole, and then carefully wiggle, rotate, and pull on the wood screw. So you use the screw as a long lever. We have used this method to remove broken plastic screws from their holes. If you are not sure, try the method on a small test piece first.
If you have one, you could also use a screw extraction kit, which specially designed to remove such broken parts (screws) in small holes.
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mattgriffin 28
I haven't seen an example where people have been dissolving away Breakaway Material, but it might help to note that there is a mix of PLA and TPU in this material. So the solvents like acetone and MEK would probably work BUT they would likely scar the PLA and needs some serious ventilation for you. It might work best to try a twisting action, should you be able to grip it, to dislodge it from the PLA so you can try to squeeze it out of tight openings. I'll keep my eyes out for tricks for trapped Breakway!
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