Proto-pasta Announced Stainless Steel PLA & Magnetic Iron PLA!:
Proto-pasta Stainless Steel PLA & Proto-pasta Magnetic Iron PLA!
Engineered for printability on home 3D printers, these materials print as easily as PLA, but feel and look like metal!Proto-pasta Stainless Steel PLA can be polished or brushed for a brilliant metallic shine, or left unfinished for a cast metal appearance.
Magnets stick to Proto-pasta Magnetic Iron PLA, making prints far more “attractive” than before. This opens up a new range of practical uses and fun possibilities for 3D printed objects. Prints can also be oxidized for a unique, rusty patina finish.
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! We also offer the LulzBot TAZ – Open source 3D Printer and the Printrbot Simple Metal 3D Printer in our store. If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!