Endless PLA #36 (April 2025) - Spring is here!
For April's contents, we took inspiration from the season. We thought more marble + smoothie colors (defined by their black...
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Endless Exploration EX7 (March 2025) A nylon alternative?
It's not nylon, but Polyketone (POK or PK) is marketed as a nylon alternative. Now there are many grades of...
Endless PLA #35 (February 2025) - Iceland Inspires!
Have you been to Iceland? If not, I highly recommend visiting! If so, go again!!! ;-) Last August, I visited...
Endless Exploration EX6 (January 2025) Anodized Aluminum?
No, we didn't make aluminum filament, but anodized aluminum was our inspiration to explore adding color to Stainless Steel PLA for January's...
Endless PLA #34 (December 2024) - A time for celebration!
Shut out everything that's going on in the world. Close your eyes and think about your favorite holiday memories. What...
Endless Exploration EX5 (November 2024) Dissipative Filaments for ESD Applications
Dec 2024 update: Static Dissipative (ESD) PLA, CF-PLA, and PETG now available. The title is not so witty, so let's get...
Endless PLA #33 (October 2024) - More change is good :-)
Fall is all about color change, and gold pearl gives a fall vibe, so I added it to green-to-yellow thermochromic for Chlorophylled (below left) and...
Endless Exploration EX4 (September 2024) Glow for it!
The days are getting shorter again and Halloween is next month. It's the perfect time for fun with glow-in-the-dark filaments,...
Endless PLA #32 (August 2024) - Change is Coming!
It's not every month we get a new ingredient! We've created Protopasta's first Thermochromic filaments just for June + July subscribers...
Endless Exploration EX3 (July 2024) TPE & TPU materials
In our first two Endless Explorations, we explored high speed and low gloss PLAs. For EX3, we chose some materials...
Endless PLA #31 (June 2024) - Completing the Rainbow
We're celebrating 5 years of Endless PLA! With filaments like Candy Rainbow, June's Endless PLA is so sweet you'll want to eat...
Endless Exploration EX2 (May 2024) A New Matte PLA
In our first Endless Exploration (EX1), we explored strength and surface appearance for a variety of Protopasta PLAs. We shared...
Endless PLA #30 (April 2024) - Tropical Plastic Smoothie?
April's Endless PLA takes us to the tropics. Smoothie anyone? Learn how to make one here. One delicious dragon fruit smoothie (enjoyed...
Endless Exploration EX1 (March 2024) High Flow PLA for High Speed 3D Printing
Welcome to the results of our first Endless Exploration! We are excited to dig deep on filament subjects, and share...
Endless PLA #29 (February 2024) - We got Glooped!
February’s Endless PLA delivery is our first with 6 new colors, 3 solids and 3 specials. Gloop was our inspiration...
Endless PLA #28 (December 2023) - Happy Holidays!
The holiday experience is both vast and personal. It's familiar, and tradition-filled, but also connects us to what's next. New gadgets and goals...
Endless PLA #27 (October 2023) Jurassic ERRF was awesome
We had a great time preparing for and at 3D Printopia! What is 3D Printopia? It's the East Coast Rep Rap...
September 2023 Model - Bowl of pasta?
Projects take form in many ways. Wondering how we arrived at the designs below? Read on. Download links to print...
Endless PLA #26 (August 2023) - Floating an idea...
How is it that summer gets so busy? It feels like the epitome of work hard, play hard. We spend...
July 2023 Model - A light bulb moment
Have you ever had a light bulb moment? When a new idea hits you??? Almost 10 years ago, we had...