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Protopasta PLA CF at a glance
Protopasta PLA CF is PLA filament by Protopasta, a brand from USA. Print it with the nozzle at 190-230 °C and the bed at 50-70 °C. It is abrasive: use a hardened steel nozzle. It comes in 9 colours, on 500 g, 1 kg and 3 kg spools.
- Material
- PLA
- Nozzle
- 190-230 °C
- Bed
- 50-70 °C
- Diameter
- 1.75 mm and 2.85 mm
- Spool sizes
- 500 g, 1 kg and 3 kg
- Colours
- 9
- Hardened nozzle
- Needed
Protopasta PLA CF colours
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- Black
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- Black Carbon Fiber Composite HT
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- Dark
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- Dark Gray Carbon Fiber Composite HT
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- Light
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- Light Gray Carbon Fiber Composite HT
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- Recycled Carbon Fiber
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- Static Dissipative Carbon Fiber
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- The Original Carbon Fiber Composite
Where to buy Protopasta PLA CF
We don't know a shop that sells it yet. Amazon may have it.
Search Amazon for the Protopasta PLA CF. The link opens your own country's Amazon where there is one.
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Printers that print Protopasta PLA CF well
91 printers in our catalog print PLA + Carbon-fiber & glass-filled well, judged from their temperatures, enclosure and extruder. The ones most used with SimplyPrint first.
Protopasta PLA CF in an AMS, CFS or ACE Pro, and its NFC tag
In a multi-material unit
Fibre-filled and abrasive: it wears parts that aren't hardened. Check that your multi-material unit's maker allows abrasive filament before loading it there.
The Open Filament Database doesn't record the spool's size or whether it is cardboard yet: check that it fits your unit.
NFC and RFID tags
Protopasta puts no tag on its spools that we know of. SimplyPrint writes one for the system you use, so the spool works like the system maker's own:
OpenPrintTag: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Prusa printers read it like their own.
QidiTech: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so QIDI printers read it like their own.
OpenSpool: SimplyPrint writes an open OpenSpool tag, which any OpenSpool reader can read.
OpenTag: SimplyPrint writes an open OpenTag tag, which any OpenTag reader can read.
Creality CFS: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Creality printers read it like their own.
Anycubic ACE: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Anycubic printers read it like their own.
ELEGOO Canvas: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so ELEGOO printers read it like their own.
TigerTag: SimplyPrint writes an open TigerTag tag, which any TigerTag reader can read.
Bambu Lab and Snapmaker U1 tags are signed by the printer maker, so we can't write them, but we can write the others. On those printers, SimplyPrint keeps track of the spool instead.
Protopasta PLA CF slicer profiles
No slicer has a profile of its own for it that we know of. Start from your slicer's generic PLA profile and set the temperatures above.
Protopasta PLA CF specifications
Temperatures, material and spools, as Protopasta gives them in the Open Filament Database.
Printing
| Nozzle temperature | 190-230 °C |
|---|---|
| Bed temperature | 50-70 °C |
| Hardened nozzle | Needed: it is abrasive |
Material
| Material | PLA |
|---|---|
| Properties | Abrasive, Carbon fibre filled; some colours: High temperature, Recycled, ESD safe |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ |
| Brand from | USA |
Spools
| Diameter | 1.75 mm and 2.85 mm |
|---|---|
| Spool sizes | 500 g, 1 kg and 3 kg |
| Colours | 9 |
| Refills without a spool | Unknown |
Is this data wrong? Edit it in the Open Filament Database: the fix reaches this page with the next import. The filament's file on GitHub
Compare Protopasta PLA CF with similar filaments
The same kind of filament from other brands, with a similar finish and temperatures, that you can buy.
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Frequently asked questions
What temperature do I print Protopasta PLA CF at?
Protopasta gives a nozzle temperature of 190-230 °C and a bed temperature of 50-70 °C. Start in the middle of the range and adjust for your printer.
Which 3D printers can print Protopasta PLA CF?
91 printers in our catalog print it well, judged from their temperatures, enclosure and extruder, for example the Bambu Lab X1-Carbon Combo, Bambu Lab P2S Combo and Bambu Lab P2S.
Does Protopasta PLA CF have an NFC or RFID tag?
Not from Protopasta, as far as we know. SimplyPrint can write a tag for it for the OpenPrintTag, QidiTech, OpenSpool, OpenTag, Creality CFS, Anycubic ACE, ELEGOO Canvas and TigerTag, so the spool works like the system maker's own.
Is there a slicer profile for Protopasta PLA CF?
Not one of its own that we know of. Use your slicer's generic PLA profile with the temperatures above.
Do I need a hardened nozzle for Protopasta PLA CF?
Yes. It is fibre-filled and wears a brass nozzle quickly; use hardened steel or another wear-resistant nozzle.
Filament data: the Open Filament Database, an open, community-kept catalog that SimplyPrint helps run. Usage figures, printer ratings and NFC support are SimplyPrint's own.