March 29, 2008
Pasta Machine for Clay - Maintenance and Buying Tips
Tip #13: The Polymer Clay Pasta Machine is a tool that even beginners should purchase almost right away.
However, if you like to add inclusions of spices, flower petals, or any type of fiber into your polymer clay, remember that these materials can be abrasive. You may want to think twice before putting them through your pasta machine and possibly scratching the rollers. Once a roller is scratched, it will leave marks on any new clay you put through that machine in the future. Not so good.
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"Using a Pasta Machine" Video Description: The full version of this tutorial is available in my Beads and Beading Membership Club. The pasta machine is not just for making pasta anymore. It is now also used around the world for conditioning polymer clay and making beautiful beads. In this video I discuss various maintenance tips including how to clean the pasta machine rollers and blades using rubbing alcohol. I also compare different machine brands such as Amaco, Atlas and Makin Ultimate.
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Do you love your pasta machine as much as I love mine? What do you like most (or least) about the brand that you own.
Although my Amaco machine has been good to me, one complaint I have is that the handle often slips out when it shouldn't.
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This question came to me by email today:
"What pasta machine do you recommend? I am a beginner at cane work and my amaco does not work well - slips gears while cranking. Thanks so much!! Jen"
ANSWER:
Jen - I have been using an Amaco Pasta Machine and it still works well for me. I'm thinking your gears probably got stripped, perhaps trying to force hard clay into it. Especially if it's only put into one side of the rollers.
A lot of clayers use the Atlas 150 but it is much more expensive than the Amaco. You could also consider the Ultimate clay Machine by Makins Clay, I have been hearing good things about it.
Michaels Arts and Crafts Stores carry the Ultimate Makins line and it would be a great deal with one of their 50% off coupons!
Hope that helps.
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