{"id":19551,"date":"2015-03-16T03:05:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T10:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19551"},"modified":"2015-03-13T15:25:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T22:25:22","slug":"why-pasta-machines-leave-roller-lines-on-polymer-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/why-pasta-machines-leave-roller-lines-on-polymer-clay\/19551\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Pasta Machines Leave Roller Lines On Polymer Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19551#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-03\/16-90641-pasta-machine-roller-lines.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta Machine Roller Lines - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #641:<\/span> And more importantly, how to end up with smooth sheets of clay that don&#8217;t show any roller lines at all!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;m going to show you how to avoid getting roller lines on your polymer clay from your pasta machine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sometimes you will grab a chunk of polymer clay (mine happens to be a section of Sculpey Souffle clay in a Pumpkin color)&#8230; and roll it through your pasta machine at the thickest setting&#8230; and you&#8217;ll get these obvious lines running across the sheet that were caused by the pasta machine rollers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you have a beautiful pasta machine like this Atlas 150 Wellness Machine, or you have a lower end machine&#8230; those lines pretty much always show up when you are using the thickest setting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The reason is because of the gears on the rollers, and how they fit together at the different settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The two rollers in a pasta machine turn when you roll your clay through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are gears at the ends of each roller that mesh together so that they roll at the same time and pull the clay through at whatever thickness you set them at.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">At the thickest setting, the rollers are set as far apart as they can go, which means that the internal gears just barely touch at the tips. This causes them to clunk as they go around&#8230; jerking the rollers and leaving roller marks on the clay sheet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">At the thinner settings the rollers mesh together much better and roll much smoother, leaving the clay perfectly smooth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The higher number of setting on the machine, the more range in settings there are. Therefore, the wider spread those gears have to go between the thickest and the thinnest settings, and the bigger the &#8216;clunk&#8217; at the thickest settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However, there are a few things you can do to help minimize those roller marks from happening.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The lines are the worst when you force a thick piece of clay through the thickest setting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So what you can do is roll your piece through at the thickest setting and then roll it through again at the same setting to flatten the marks out a bit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Giving your piece a quarter (90 degree) turn in between passes, will also help to remove the lines from the first pass through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It also helps if you kind of pull on the sheet as it is being drawn through the rollers. It causes some resistance on the rollers and helps to minimize the &#8220;lurch and clunk&#8221; factor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When you really want a smooth sheet, just roll the sheet at a thinner setting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If a smooth but thick sheet is needed, then consider rolling at a thinner setting and doubling up the clay to make a thicker sheet.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hixduJTUbm0?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18576#video\">My Brand New Atlas 150 Pasta Machine<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=17903#video\">Polymer Clay Pasta Machine Cleaning<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=17935#video\">Using Translucent Clay To Clean Your Pasta Machine<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18493#video\">Why Some Pasta Machines Leave Black Streaks<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hixduJTUbm0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Help! 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