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Pasta machine question
When I use my pasta machine to make a striped cane, first making sheets
of color then stacking them, when I run a stack of four through the pasta machine the sheets seperate at the top and crawl off in opposite directions like a Y. Any idea what I am doing wrong? Seems to happen no matter how together they are when I start. Should I just try harder to hold onto the end as I put the clay through? Ingrid |
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Pasta machine question
A couple of things could be wrong..
Your rollers could be misaligned. Your tension spring could be off. The handle may not be inserted fully into the machine and you are not exerting even tension across the rollers (I have this issue). Barbara http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry) Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com. mermaidscove_com wrote: When I use my pasta machine to make a striped cane, first making sheets of color then stacking them, when I run a stack of four through the pasta machine the sheets seperate at the top and crawl off in opposite directions like a Y. Any idea what I am doing wrong? Seems to happen no matter how together they are when I start. Should I just try harder to hold onto the end as I put the clay through? Ingrid |
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Thanks. How would I tell if it's the spring? I didn't know that the
handle position mattered. Since I can't clamp the machine to my work surface I am usually using all four of my hands plus telekinetic powers to keep it from walking off my desk ;-) while I'm working. I'll try to pay more attention to that now I know it matters. Ingrid Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote: The handle may not be inserted fully into the machine and you are not exerting even tension across the rollers (I have this issue). Barbara http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com. mermaidscove_com wrote: the sheets seperate at the top and crawl off in opposite directions like a Y. Any idea what I am doing wrong? |
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You'd need to strip down and clean the machine to see if the spring is
off. Why can't you clamp the machine down to the surface? This could also be the reason why you are having problems. If your surface is too thick to use the supplied pasta machine clamp, just go to Home Depot (or whereever) and get 2-3 large C clamps. Those are more secure, anyways. B. mermaidscove_com wrote: Thanks. How would I tell if it's the spring? I didn't know that the handle position mattered. Since I can't clamp the machine to my work surface I am usually using all four of my hands plus telekinetic powers to keep it from walking off my desk ;-) while I'm working. I'll try to pay more attention to that now I know it matters. Ingrid Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote: The handle may not be inserted fully into the machine and you are not exerting even tension across the rollers (I have this issue). Barbara http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com. mermaidscove_com wrote: the sheets seperate at the top and crawl off in opposite directions like a Y. Any idea what I am doing wrong? |
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Pasta machine question
It's the way my desk I'm working on is built. They sort of 45 degree
bevel angled the only edge that's sticking out to clamp anything to. I need to get new furniture but it's not in the budget right now. PenguinTrax wrote: You'd need to strip down and clean the machine to see if the spring is off. Why can't you clamp the machine down to the surface? |
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It's the way my desk I'm working on is built. They sort of 45 degree bevel
angled the only edge that's sticking out to clamp anything to. I need to get new furniture but it's not in the budget right now. I would recommend that you get a piece of 3/4" plywood or MDF that would fit on your desk. The 3/4" is heavy enough that you wouldn't have to clamp the sheet to the desk. You could either clamp the pasta machine to this (make sure the sheet extends at least 1" beyond the edge of your desk if you clamp the machine) or drill holes through the base and screw the machine to the board permanently, which is my choice. If you have a Home Depot or Lowes near you, a 2' x 4' sheet can be picked up for less than $10 and they will cut the sheet to your dimensions either for free (generally up to 2 cuts) or for chump change (like 25 cents a cut.) By attaching the pasta machine to the sheet permanently, you will avoid any chance of the machine "walking". I would also recommend to you or anyone else that if you can swing between $50 and $90 for a motor for their pasta machine...do it! You may even find it for less on eBay. I use polymer clay to create the worlds that inhabit my snowglobes. It use to take me the same amount of time to condition and prepare my clay as it did to do the actual sculpting! Since I purchased a motor for my machine, I actually have time for a life! LOL |
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That's a great idea! Thanks!
Ingrid FlameNwind wrote: I would recommend that you get a piece of 3/4" plywood or MDF that would fit on your desk. By attaching the pasta machine to the sheet permanently, you will avoid any chance of the machine "walking". |
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