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Post by VixTribe on Jan 21, 2007 8:51:00 GMT 12
Good morning all! :-)
I managed to score myself a pasta machine yesterday, yipppppeeeee!!!
Had a marvelous time playing last night with some waste clay. But I have a couple of questions.
How do I clean it?
And, I read somewhere to feed the clay through with greaseproof paper on either side to keep it clean, but when I tried that the rollers wouldn't 'grab'.
Any tips at all on using one would be great!
Vix :-)
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 10:54:39 GMT 12
WATCH OUT!!! lol ... I found some instructions on the net for cleaning but it wasn't for my model - couldn't find those. I then proceeded to carefully and systematically take it apart but ... SPROINGNGNGNG!!!!! PARTS EVERYWHERE! it was almost impossible to put back together. Handy tip: don't bother putting the cover plates back on, makes it easier to clean in future. I think I had trouble trying the greaseproof idea 2.
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 10:56:51 GMT 12
LMAO
I'm too scared to take it apart.... i KNOW i'd never get it back together! :-)
I looked on the net, and like you, found instructions for another model, not mine. It said not to use water at all. Do you just wipe with a dry cloth, or do you wash it?
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 11:08:13 GMT 12
yeah I just wiped it down.. It was NASTY when I bought it, dried pasta and dead maggots and bugs inside the cavities - eeewwww! I think isopropyl alcohol would be okay to use. Usually only chemists have it but hubby found a spray version at Bunnings.
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 11:23:17 GMT 12
*gag*
ewwwwwww!
This one just has a few bits of clay... no maggots, thank god! :-)
We have ispropyl at work, it's great for cleaning stuff to do with computers.
I have a clay pusher thing as well, which seems to work great, but my god it's hard to push the little plunger down!
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Post by sapphyre on Jan 21, 2007 13:57:56 GMT 12
 :oMAGGOTS!!!! Ewwwww, wtf???, Okay outburst over lol. I have no idea about the pasta machines, sorry Vix, but I really want one. Let me know if it makes a different owning one...or can I get by without it hehe. 
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 14:28:20 GMT 12
i KNOW!! so gross! at least i did find them and get rid of them. vix, I bought a clay gun 2, just a cheapo but its gr8 for heaps of things. Lol, I tried to push some old fimo classic thru, that just wasn't gonna happen! The sculpey was good to push through I thought I would have trouble with du-kit being stiffer but it wasn't too bad.  |
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 16:50:53 GMT 12
LOL
From what I've read and heard, sapphyre, once you have one you wonder how you ever got on without it! :-)
I guess it really depends on how much you do. I'm already finding it marvelous, but I roll a ball of clay really thin to make the body of my birds, and wrap it around tinfoil, so it saves me slaving with the old rolling pin, and it makes it nice and even too. Apparently it's brilliant for blending colours, but I haven't tried that yet.
Bll... I'll keep you informed, my partner is a bit of a whiz at 'adapting' things, and he reckons he can make it so my poor weak little hands will have no trouble. Stay tuned..... ! :-)
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 16:55:02 GMT 12
ah vix let me know what he comes up with. I've been thinking of some kind of levery thingy. Ah the Skinner Blend. I love it. I'm going to try one of these when I finally can. www.polymerclaycentral.com/bwcane_1.htmlps agent coming around with offer on the house Yay!! |
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Post by anubis4 on Jan 21, 2007 17:44:03 GMT 12
Hi peeps
The first time i cleaned mine I never thought I would get it together again. If you Google "how to clean pasta machine" there are sites on how to do it. Good luck Im now down to 3 plasters when putting it back together.
I have to do it again soon the kids have been putting assorts through!
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 20:16:09 GMT 12
Oh My Goodness!!!
You should see what he's created! It's sooooooo easy..... and I can now push clay through the clay pusher thing, with one hand! EVEN FIMO CLASSIC!!!!!
He's out in the garage putting the final touches, it's soooooo simple, and will fit the standard clay pusher thing. Will post photos soon!!
ps.... Is it sad I'm so excited about this?!? LOL
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 20:17:36 GMT 12
OMG show me! can he make me one of these doodads??!! |
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 20:50:54 GMT 12
Holy crap.... well.... he's made the prototype... reckons he's going to make a better one tomorrow. Hold on while I load a photo. It's flippen amazing! I filled the clay pusher with du-kit, COLD AND STRAIGHT FROM THE BOX, and pushed it through with one hand!
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 20:54:38 GMT 12
Frankly Vix, i don't believe you. Thats got to be impossible.  |
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 20:56:46 GMT 12
Ok.... here you go.....  and....  This is soooooo easy!! |
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 21:01:42 GMT 12
True story, honest!!
He's adapted a caulking gun... welded an end on it the same size as the barrell of the clay pusher, adapted the pushing bit of the caulking gun to hold the plunger of the clay pusher straight, and Bob's your uncle! He's also cut off the end of the caulking gun and welded it back together, to shorten it.
Honest, it's amazing. You guys absolutely have to have this, if you use a clay pusher!
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 21:05:47 GMT 12
Ummmm.... bll.... my partner just asked where you were, and when I showed him, he said "ask her if she knows Wayne and Lanear" (not sure of the spelling of that, but that's how it sounds)?
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 21:10:12 GMT 12
And for the doubters amongst you.... tomorrow, when I find the batteries for my camera, I will take a video and load it up for you all to see! LOL
I'm off to snuggle up with my clever b/f and watch a movie... you guys have a good night!
:-)
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 21:11:29 GMT 12
True story, honest!! He's adapted a caulking gun... welded an end on it the same size as the barrell of the clay pusher, adapted the pushing bit of the caulking gun to hold the plunger of the clay pusher straight, and Bob's your uncle! He's also cut off the end of the caulking gun and welded it back together, to shorten it. Honest, it's amazing. You guys absolutely have to have this, if you use a clay pusher! That's ingenious! I would really love one of those!  |
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 21:14:08 GMT 12
Ummmm.... bll.... my partner just asked where you were, and when I showed him, he said "ask her if she knows Wayne and Lanear" (not sure of the spelling of that, but that's how it sounds)? Eerrrrm, you mean Pahiatua? i'm ... ah ... *cough* ... not ACTUALLY there yet *busted*  but I'll be there on Tuesday. know any1 in Rotorua?   |
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 21:17:02 GMT 12
He's going to make me a better version tomorrow, the caulking gun he's used is old, and has play in the handle. So he's going to get a new mechanism and improve it.
If you like, I'll let you know what it costs for materials, and he'll make you one too.
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 21:18:03 GMT 12
LOL
Yep... Pahiatua.... b/f has friends that live there. He said it's a small town, and you'd likely know them. But I guess not! :-)
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 21:30:30 GMT 12
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Post by vixtribe on Jan 21, 2007 22:01:34 GMT 12
And he's great in bed too! LMAO
You don't need to send your clay gun.... I'm assuming it's probably the same as mine?
Send me a picture, and I'll compare.
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Post by BLL on Jan 21, 2007 22:05:54 GMT 12
ok, can we hold off on that until the end of the week? The camera's packed up now and everything else will be tomorrow morning. and I'm travelling tomorrow. okay if we catch up l8r??
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but I'll be there on Tuesday. know any1 in Rotorua? 
