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Tough filament, zero attitude.
When your broom closet gets an aerospace-grade upgrade. 

We’re putting Protopasta’s new High Impact Carbon Fiber PCTG to the test, and honestly? It’s just flexing at this point. We’re printing a heavy-duty, snap-close broom holder (a remix by Simple£D on MakerWorld), and the print process has been pretty flawless and effortless on our lab's Prusa CoreOne L. Carbon fiber strength with zero drama? So far, we’re impressed. More on PCTG coming this week.

by  Carolyn Schwaar May 20, 2026
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It was only a matter of time before Markforged merged its continuous carbon fiber technology with its metal filament technology into one 3D printer.

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