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In 2022, Protopasta collaborated with Courtney and Chris of Filament Stories to showcase Protopasta filaments through varied print designs and complimentary audio/visual. They have a...

Our current cardboard spool design has existed since 2015, providing a balance between waste and user experience. Having no spools sides, in our experience, does...

Protopasta Metals are made with real metal powder, but print similarly to standard PLA (for extended use, select a wear resistant nozzle). They print with a...

For December 2022's Endless PLA, I couldn’t help but feel inspired by the holiday season. Admittedly, I enjoy an enthusiastic sparkle year round, but let...

Our 5th and final (more about that later) installment of Endless PETG brings our original glitter poppin’ HTPLA filament and a beloved metallic green to...

We couldn’t leave well enough alone. More Nebulas had to be made, but what inspired the exploration that led to 6 new Nebulas? Robert Harrison...

Our 4th installment of Endless PETG adds some more HTPLA favorites to PETG. Amie’s Blood of my Enemies and Tom’s Tangerine Gold Metallic are two...

What’s your favorite Protopasta filament? For many of you, it's Nebula. This month, Nebula, Protopasta’s original multicolor transition filament, gets the full glitter treatment! We’re adding 6x more...

Our 3rd installment of Endless PETG adds some more HTPLA favorites to PETG. Galactic Empire Purple and Mermaid’s Tale Teal are both gorgeous and glorious....

3 years of Endless PLA! Let’s celebrate and embrace what we’ve created together!!! Endless PLA is all about new, unique colors and Protopasta Recycled PLA takes that...

May the 4th be with you! Yes, our 2nd installment of Protopasta’s Endless PETG is a little on the dark side, but that’s all good,...

This month features a variety of makers in our community! You may remember Derek from 3DPD. We featured his gorgeous 3d printed busts back in December 2020....

What do Milk Duds and Protopasta PETG have in common? A high five to anyone who guessed it! We hope you enjoy Joel’s favorite sweet...

Featuring: Tripoint Gray, Lootsef Green, and Atikam Teal This month’s Endless PLA colors are brought to you in collaboration with Bradley Stenseth of Tripoint Precision, a...

Contents: Stratocumulus Multicolor, Fleck'n Fire Red Glitter, and Unicorn Tears White Glitter Remembering Sanjay and ERRF 2019 Last time we got together in person prior to COVID-19 A...

Our cardboard spools are a source of pride here at Protoplant. The thoughtful touches are often overlooked, but really neat when you know about them!...

Contents: Recycled Matte Fiber, Recycled Red, Recycled Blue “Since 2013, Protopasta has valued quality, reliability, and creativity. We seek to reduce waste in our production and build relationships in our community.” We’ve...

Heat treating… yeah that's right! We’re here to do some more testing! This will be a sort of guide and presentation of our explorations into...

Contents: Midnight Multicolor, Fluorescent Yellow, and Dusty Smoke   Where does this month’s filament inspiration really begin? I suppose you could start back years ago when...

Contents: Proton Purple, Second to None Silver, and Out of Darts Orange   This story begins with our 2nd community filament-making workshop where we met Luke...

Contents: Citrus Sunrise Orange, Forest Fantasy Green, and Marine Dream Blue  Clockwise from the top: Citrus Sunrise Orange, Nebula, Forest Fantasy Green, Marine Dream Blue...

Contents: White Marble, Obsidian, and Good as Gold HTPLA   This month, we’ve created a beautiful series to replicate natural elements of the earth. Inspired by...

  At Protoplant, we are constantly driven by an unrest in wanting to accomplish more. Last Fall, that feeling peaked so we started exploring ways to elevate communication...

PLA is often maligned for its poor temperature resistance and tendency to creep (deflect slowly over time). However, it's also super stiff by nature, and with...

For our first subscription filaments we recommended the use of the MasterSpool to hold the filament in our posting Effective Loose Coil Handling for a Positive...

Maker Box, founded 2016, has often featured Protopasta Filaments (see past boxes here) and features Dark Gray Carbon Fiber HTPLA this month! Not familiar with Maker...

2021 topic update: Health and safety is important to us and we've worked to lead by example within our industry. Starting in 2019, we added...

What the ERRF? You heard it here folks! Protopasta joins ERRF 2019 (Get Tickets Here) as a Platinum sponsor and plans to make filament on site at...

Loose coils can easily become tangled, but don't be discouraged. The key to a positive coil sample experience is control of the ends. Just like letting...

Reducing waste has been important to Protopasta from the start. When kickstarting the brand in 2014, we started by proposing 250g spool-less coils to minimize packaging....

Protopasta introduced Stardust glitter filament in 2016 thus venturing into a new world of dynamic, sparkly filaments. Getting started in sparkly brought several challenges including understanding how...

HTPLA-CF opens new possibilities in 3D printed violin design and construction!  It's a bold claim, but I'll stand by it. We don't quite have the data for...

At Protopasta we spend a lot of time understanding how our materials interact with different slicers and printers and by doing this we hope to...

First time using Protopasta Carbon Fiber HTPLA? Or maybe you've already discovered this excellent material and want to improve your printer's performance? It can be challenging,...

Many times when printing extruder assembly parts for a 3D printer, like the R3 extruder upgrade for the Prusa MK3, PETG or ABS are specified as the...

Replacing traditionally machined parts with 3D printed ones sounds like a far-fetched idea, but is it? Subtractive technologies like CNC milling have long been taken seriously in creating functional...

Are there any materials more iconic than Carbon Fiber? Protoplant first introduced Carbon Fiber PLA 3D printer filament to market more than 5 years ago, kickstarting the...

When suggesting Carbon Fiber as a 3D printing material, nozzle wear is often the first concern. While it's important to be aware of nozzle wear, don't let it...

Why does a carbon fiber 3D print look so good? That color, texture, and sheen is hard to beat, but getting good results when 3D...

Carbon Fiber HTPLA can make very accurate parts particularly when heat treating, demonstrating less distortion of form and dimension change after heat treating compared to other HTPLAs....

The Prusa MK3 and Proto-pasta HTPLA are an innovative combination, but getting a good result when 3D printing isn't always straight-forward. In this article, we'll share some practices...

Waste creation is a real problem and both proposed solutions and dialogue are important, but reducing waste also requires a holistic approach. As a filament...

Does your printer stop extruding on the first layer?  Or does it clog later in a print?  Is your print quality inconsistent with missing cross-sections?   Or does your printer fail...

This month we celebrate 3 years since kickstarting the Proto-pasta brand.  At that time, we approached 3D Printing as engineers with a laser focus on material...