Easy Tool to Perfectly Control Polymer Clay Blend Widths

[@lindylittleton4183]

So simple, but a great idea - thanks for sharing

[@SandyHuntress]

Hope you find it helpful, Lindy!

[@Cindjo717]

Always great tips. I wasn't going to watch because I already "knew" how to do it. The way that you have shown is so much better. Thank u.

[@SandyHuntress]

You are welcome! There's always something new to learn. ;-)

[@RHG412]

This is an awesome technique! Thank you so much for sharing it!

[@SandyHuntress]

You are very welcome, Robin.🙂 Hope you found it helpful!

[@christinaaugustine27]

Thank you Sandy for sharing such a wonderful tip !

[@SandyHuntress]

You are welcome. Thank you for the nice comment!

[@diamondix14]

This is a great idea! Fortunately for me the Dream Machine has adjustable stoppers on both ends so I don't have to worry about widths.

[@laureenhawes8093]

Fabulous idea! Yeah, the "finger thing" gets old real fast. Thanks for sharing!

[@yelloworangered]

Simple and brilliant. Thank you.

[@valhadfield6563]

An excellent idea Sandy, thank you for sharing it with all of us. Blessings

[@SandyHuntress]

Blessings to you, too, Val!

[@wishingwellworkshop8130]

Sandy this is such great tricks! I'm sharing! Thank you! :)

[@SandyHuntress]

Thank you, Jenny! Happy creating!

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Excellent idea, thank you for sharing!

[@SandyHuntress]

Glad you like it!

[@shirley6996]

great ideal! thank you for sharing.

[@SandyHuntress]

You are welcome, happy creating!

[@Annette1762]

Thank you Sandy !! Great tips 😉

[@SandyHuntress]

You are welcome, Annette! Happy creating :-)

[@isabelleblain9657]

Cool trick!

[@BelindaPort]

Thank you for your tutorials.. Dan Cormier (of Cutting Edge, Canada) has designed an inexpensive SHARK tool that slides across the blades and do this task.I find it very helpful

[@SandyHuntress]

Thanks for mentioning that, Sarah. I saw the Shark tool demonstrated some time ago (was it on the Dream Machine?) and thought it was only for that particular machine. Is there a tool you can get for any pasta machine

[@BelindaPort]

Yes, Dan Cormier calls it a SHARK. Absolutely worth it.

[@UnrulyHousewife]

This is a great idea! xx

[@SandyHuntress]

Thanks, Val! Happy creating!

[@grannyjclay-joannieholdhus925]

Huh!! Now why didn't I think of that!? 😜❤️ Thank you, Sandy! Excellent idea!❤️❤️

[@SandyHuntress]

Hope you find it helpful! :-)

[@1994abbygirl]

Your so smart! It's a great idea indeed!

[@SandyHuntress]

Awwww, thanks, Abby. Hope you find it helpful!

[@jpitzner1951]

Brilliant idea!!! 😊

[@SandyHuntress]

Thanks, Janet!

[@LeslieNikulka]

Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@SandyHuntress]

Thank you, Leslie! Happy creating!

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Great idea !

[@SandyHuntress]

I've used the dowels a few times and they are great. I feel much more in control of my blends. :-)

[@1Sweetness]

Thank you

[@SandyHuntress]

You are welcome! :-)

[@fusadiluna]

That's smart! Several years ago I used some scrap clay to make a short (5 cm, I think that is 2 inch) stopper, I made it round then I squeezed it down between the two rods of the pm with some talc to prevent it to stick, I cutted the round sides and then I cured it. Somehow the edges of the blends came out quite neat. To make my blends less wide i used packages of clay, and/or coins for little adjustments, but having a set like yours would have been more convenient. Maybe if you put a very short piece of stopper made with scrap clay at the beginning of your wooden rods the blends edges would came out neater? And it will mach with the inches you wrote on them too. I know my English is bad, I spent half an hour to wrote this comment lol... And I'm not sure at all that anyone will understand what I meant to say

[@SandyHuntress]

That's a really good idea, Marina, and your English seems well enough to me. :-) So, you're saying to cover the rough ends of the dowels with scrap clay and bake them so they'll be smoother, brilliant!

[@fusadiluna]

Yes! :D That is exactly what I meant, glad you understood! Thank you Sandy!

[@joaniebruce1773]

What a great tip, Patricia. Thank you! :-)

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Sandy...

[@joaniebruce1773]

I'm so sorry! I called you Patricia! Sandy.....What a great trip! Thank you! :-/

[@SandyHuntress]

Thanks ok, Joanie! Glad you liked the tip. :-)

[@kandimccann5913]

I love this idea Ms Sandy. What is the chart on the bottom of your pasta machine?

[@SandyHuntress]

Well spotted, Kandi! That chart is a wonderful little tool that tells me how thick each of my settings is in mm and playing cards. You can learn how to make your own here: www.polymerclaydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/pasta_machine_instr_and_chart.pdf

[@kandimccann5913]

Keepsake Crafts by Sandy Huntress I was thinking that's what it was, that's why I asked. Was going to ask how I could get one so thank you very much for that link. I really appreciate it and all that you do.

[@alittletlc9139]

Hey Sandy. Do a search on Nelson Calkins. He's uploaded one of your videos, the one about bails, on April 22, 2017.

[@SandyHuntress]

Thank you, Tamara! I reported him and told him to take it down. The nerve of some people...

[@alittletlc9139]

No kidding!! Glad to help!

[@majblomma2000]

Is this a re-post? I think I've seen this 😉

[@SandyHuntress]

It's possible that a few people have seen it. I upload my videos to KZbin a couple weeks before I make them public. Even though they are unlisted KZbin sometimes puts them on recommended videos. It's annoying, but if I set them to private that creates other problems. All that to say, yes, you may have seen it before! One thing that will always be new is the blog post with more information. That link is in the cards (click on the upper right of the video) and description box. Happy creating!

[@majblomma2000]

Keepsake Crafts by Sandy Huntress I see. Nonetheless I think it's really good. 😊 Happy creating Sandy

[@SandyHuntress]

Thank you!

[@grittykitty50]

Great idea. Now I don't have to consider buying that expensive doohickey that's out there.

[@SandyHuntress]

There's an expensive doohickey? I wasn't aware of it. What's it called?

[@NJBrand]