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Protopasta TPE at a glance
Protopasta TPE is TPE filament by Protopasta, a brand from USA. Print it with the nozzle at 210-240 °C and the bed at 30-60 °C. It comes in 3 colours, on 500 g and 1 kg spools.
- Material
- TPE
- Nozzle
- 210-240 °C
- Bed
- 30-60 °C
- Diameter
- 1.75 mm
- Spool sizes
- 500 g and 1 kg
- Colours
- 3
Protopasta TPE colours
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- Black
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- Black Flexible
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- Clear
Where to buy Protopasta TPE
We don't know a shop that sells it yet. Amazon may have it.
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Printers that print Protopasta TPE well
446 printers in our catalog print TPU & flexibles well, judged from their temperatures, enclosure and extruder. The ones most used with SimplyPrint first.
Protopasta TPE in an AMS, CFS or ACE Pro, and its NFC tag
In a multi-material unit
Flexible filament: most multi-material units (AMS, CFS, ACE Pro) can't feed soft TPU reliably. Print it from the external spool holder.
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 TPE slicer profiles
No slicer has a profile of its own for it that we know of. Start from your slicer's generic TPE profile and set the temperatures above.
Protopasta TPE specifications
Temperatures, material and spools, as Protopasta gives them in the Open Filament Database.
Printing
| Nozzle temperature | 210-240 °C |
|---|---|
| Bed temperature | 30-60 °C |
| Hardened nozzle | Unknown |
Material
| Material | TPE |
|---|---|
| Properties | Unknown |
| Density | 1.2 g/cm³ |
| Brand from | USA |
Spools
| Diameter | 1.75 mm |
|---|---|
| Spool sizes | 500 g and 1 kg |
| Colours | 3 |
| 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 TPE with similar filaments
The same kind of filament from other brands, with a similar finish and temperatures, that you can buy.
Frequently asked questions
What temperature do I print Protopasta TPE at?
Protopasta gives a nozzle temperature of 210-240 °C and a bed temperature of 30-60 °C. Start in the middle of the range and adjust for your printer.
Which 3D printers can print Protopasta TPE?
446 printers in our catalog print it well, judged from their temperatures, enclosure and extruder, for example the Bambu Lab P1S, Bambu Lab A1 and Bambu Lab P1S Combo.
Does Protopasta TPE 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 TPE?
Not one of its own that we know of. Use your slicer's generic TPE profile with the temperatures above.
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.