Cleaning Your Pasta Machine

How to clean your pasta machine for use with polymer clay.

[@justrosy5]

Thank you for this video. You've convinced me not to bother getting one of these contraptions. Dough, flour, and a knife. All I need!

[@annieopdahl7521]

I agree with everyone else. thank you so much, Mags. And thank you for not wasting a bunch of time talking and showing every single detail in real time. Opening only half the machine and using painters tape was genius. I also love that tiny hammer. I’m gonna get one today!

[@MagsBCreations]

I'm glad it helped you. And, yes, that hammer is awesome. I use it all the time!

[@k_lee_bee]

This video helped me wrap my head around disassembling (and reassembling) my pasta maker SO much better. Didn't mind the lack of audio since you added captions. Thanks!

[@MagsBCreations]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Glad it helped.

[@lilianatarrio7187]

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[@TimDickinson1]

This is just what I needed! I was given this same pasta machine for my birthday this month but it didn't come with cleaning instructions, so thank you soooo much!

[@cathyrezba3132]

Oh my cow! Thank you! This video helped me so much! I used the painter's tape to keep the gears in place until I could get everything where it needed to be. You are a life saver!

[@MagsBCreations]

I am so happy to have been able to help you out.

[@ginabardon1153]

This video was a great help! Thank you!! It didn't go as smoothly as you make it look but I'm sure I'll get better with practice now I know what I'm doing :D Thanks again x

[@bonkosbluff]

I'm glad it helped. You will get better. The painter's tape trick helps a lot.

[@yosoydorianowsky7689]

Thanks for the video, you saved my life!! Your hands are beautiful and awesome 👏 👐🏻😁

[@MagsBCreations]

glad I could help! my hands thank you!

[@andreavictoriaparadiso47]

Thanks, Mags! That took the fear out of it!

[@MagsBCreations]

glad to hear that

[@TheLadybard]

Mags, I just bought a used Atlas 150 from someone selling on Marketplace (for $15!). It's a real one, LOL, (made in Italy) but it was used for pasta making and doesn't look like it was cleaned much. Do you think this will get it cleaned enough, just by taking it apart as you've described and cleaning it, or would I have to take the other side off too to be able to get everything clean enough to use for polymer clay? I know you've mentioned in the comments that you can't take the other side off. Thanks for this video!

[@MagsBCreations]

I think you will be fine with just a regular cleaning. The pasta dough will probably just flake off. If there are any rusty spots I would clean that up with some extra fine steel wool. The gear side is most probably not affected.

[@TheLadybard]

@@MagsBCreations Great! Thank you so much :)

[@wagnerduch-zh4bs]

Best Video so far. Always wondered why no one just open the Maschine..

[@MagsBCreations]

Thanks! Glad it was of help to you.

[@KeedoBurrito]

I have one similar to this except there isn't a slot for the scrappers but a u shapped pin. I am unable to figure out how to put the sliders back on. It's a Den House stainless steel version. Do you have any advice?

[@MagsBCreations]

sorry, not a clue. I have never heard of that brand.

[@clippersncurls]

If you haven't figured it out, check my comments above.

[@C3PO_YT]

Not sure you'll reply but I'll take a shot in the dark n keep my fat fingers crossed lol When I get to the part where Im about to put the roller back together, is it reeeaalllly necessary to reinstall the blades or does the pasta roller not work properly without em?

[@MagsBCreations]

Hi Nutty! Yes, you do need to reinstall the blades. They keep the clay from sticking to the rollers. I'm pretty sure that the clay would just keep rolling around the rollers. But, give it a go. You know how to take it apart and put it back together now. You never know, you might make a discovery that will change the clay world.

[@mate6874]

Hello, my blades got dented... May I ask the question, do the blades are identical (same bend degree?) or are they bent at a little different angles? Thanks!

[@mate6874]

nah ok, my pasta roller is just cheap shit, my blades are like 0.3mm thick aluminium, so I can dent it using only my hands. Poor thing I got it as the birthday present :D

[@daytonpyro]

kind of hard to tell but do Both sharp edges go towards the center or outer edge? or they opposite?

[@MagsBCreations]

the sharp edges go towards each other

[@imasmaskiah9918]

Klo adonan y bisa menyelip dimna y ltak kesalahan masang y mkcih mas

[@charlieyeo8264]

Hi thanks for the useful tutorial. I disassembled the same as per your steps, but the 2 rollers are no longer in parallel to each other for some reasons. Wonder if you know why that is so!

[@MagsBCreations]

Hi Charlie! Can you shoot a picture? [e-mail]

[@donnaleelittle9664]

This is a great video! Thank you for sharing. You take the opposite end then I did so you can clean everything! Great! ❤️❤️❤️

[@rosemaryabbott1020]

To me your fingers are beautiful. Mine have been paralyzed.

[@AA-xv2vd]

Thank you so much for this useful information ❤️❤️❤️

[@4130aykut]

Is this a Marcato Atlas 150?

[@MagsBCreations]

I made this many years ago when I was buying up older machines on Ebay for a class. Not sure if it is a 150, but pretty sure it was an Atlas

[@citrusbutter7718]

I removed both sides of the bottom part of my Amaco pasta machine. I can't get to the screw to assemble one side of the bottom of the machine, the side with the dial that sets the size of the roll that has numbers starting from 9 to 1 because it's built over the screw. The problem is i can't screw the bottom back because they have screw threads on the inside , it looks like a hexagon ring and i can't thread them back from the outside unless i disassemble the sides first then screw them back from the inside then pop the outside sides back on..

[@MagsBCreations]

I'm a bit confused about what you have done. You didn't need to take off both sides of the base. The side with the dial doesn't need to be touched to clean the machine. And it causes problems like you are experiencing when you do so. If you could send me some pictures of what you have done I will try to help you get it back together. Email me at [e-mail].

[@citrusbutter7718]

@@MagsBCreations I never disassembled them before but decided to gamble with it because either way overtime id have to buy another one anyway because of all the clay build up, and my white clays were starting to get streaks of mucky colors added in and i constantly have to stop through each roll to scrape out the extra colors. I didn't look at tutorials because it looked simple with all the screws, but i didn't realized that there would be lugs on the inside of the machine that keeps the whole thing together.

[@citrusbutter7718]

@@MagsBCreations Right now i got the side without the dial open and i can close it because its a longer screw that goes right through to the other side, no lugnuts on the inside of that part on the sides, they're only on the inside bottom base. It's back together but it's not perfect because i still cant open the dial end but i don't think i want to anyway as long as i can still use the machine and i think i can. Only one end is screwed back but the other end only has 1 screw holding it together but the screw is more "stuck" in place rather than screwed in because it's tight so it's not necessary, it feels sturdy enough so i'm not bothered by it. The rubber grips are now there to keep the machine from moving too much. I think ill keep it this way with only one end back together and the other end being held in place so when i need to clean it again ill just take it apart and only reattach one end.

[@citrusbutter7718]

@@MagsBCreations I don't have a phone the one i could use belongs to my brother and he's out right now.

[@MagsBCreations]

@@citrusbutter7718 OK, whenever you get a chance.

[@Donfucius]

How do you realign the rollers if you know?

[@MagsBCreations]

Hi Andrew! If you apply the painters tape around the rollers & blades you shouldn't have any issues aligning the rollers. If I'm not reading your question correctly, please let me know.

[@pedropereira5571]

Mega mega fun ,it was a great help,stay classy ol sport

[@eduardoamorone9214]

Pude rearmar la máquina, gracias a este video!!! Gracias!!

[@MagsBCreations]

excelente!❤

[@christiancastanedarosas2073]

Does anyone knows how to remove the part of the other side where you can switch how tight is to adjust it ?

[@MagsBCreations]

I can't help with that. I think I tried it once many moons ago and couldn't put it back together right.

[@Ellymitchell96]

My clay machine is struggling to do full rotations, my gears keep mis-aligning! Does anyone have any solutions please? I'm using the FIMO clay machine

[@MagsBCreations]

Once the gears are stripped it is pretty hard to get it back to normal. If you have a handy person in your life they may be able to look at the gears and see if they can realign them. Going forward with your next machine (if you can't realign this one) Never use the thickest or thinnest settings to save your gears. And never try and process clay that is thicker than the second thickest setting. Either use a roller or your hands to get the clay even to the second thickest setting. Good luck.

[@MagsBCreations]

I did a quick search through KZbin and there are a few videos on getting to the gears and fixing/replacing them. If yours are plastic then I would contact the manufacturer and see if they sell replacement gears.

[@fetisha6670]

What is the brand of that machine?

[@MagsBCreations]

It's either an Atlas or Marcato (I think they are even the same company now. I probably got this one on EBay.

[@omarbonetti2358]

is the same if i would like to open the other side?

[@MagsBCreations]

You can only remove the side without the settings knob. You don't need to take the whole machine apart to clean.

[@beatricelutchmiah8399]

Thank you , you make it look so easy and I love your hands❤️

[@Briegh2]

What model and brand is your machine?

[@clippersncurls]

see my solution on your last comment

[@Yosofool]

Thanks a lot, I see the light.

[@samuelmerandilla2044]

I did'nt see you put back the cover.

[@MagsBCreations]

Hi Samuel! I don’t put the fenders back on. It makes it easier to clean the rollers. They really serve no purpose.

[@hry8295]

Wonderful

[@MagsBCreations]

Thanks for watching!

[@gwennguyen7213]

which model is this?

[@MagsBCreations]

I believe this one is an Atlas. Atlas & Marcato are basically the same machine and come apart the same way.

[@Cult_favouriteearringco]

Hii, what can i do if my pasta machine is loose

[@MagsBCreations]

what part of the machine is loose?

[@Cult_favouriteearringco]

@@MagsBCreations handle. When it was new i had to put little force on handle to slide the clay but now it is loose

[@koelling]

@@Cult_favouriteearringcohi! same problem here. any ideas? handle is very loose after some weeks. 😢

[@BigDaddyKai620]

😅 I was stuck on the knob. Thanks

[@danielbayugar4856]

you need open the other side, to clean the gears

[@MagsBCreations]

Hi Daniel, I used to do both sides as well. But, I don't recommend that for most people as it is more difficult to do that and put it back together. And I really wouldn't want most people to mess around with the gears. If there are viewers out there who want to do this and feel confident doing it, then go for it. Thanks for your input.

[@rterry2752]

This is a HUGE PIA ! Buy the IMPERIA ITALIAN machine, EASY blade removal for blade cleaning !! $50 to $75 total !

[@MagsBCreations]

I have never seen an Imperia with removable blades. I ordered one a few years ago with the motor and I returned it. It was full of plastic parts and the motor didn't feel secure enough for clay. Because of that experience I wouldn't recommend them. You can get an Atlas/Marcado that is modified to have removable blades from Mona Kissel. www.monakissel.com/toolspasta.html

[@rterry2752]

@@MagsBCreations Been using it for months, works great. And only has two plastic parts, the blades. No problems whatsoever and the blades come out in a snap. One screw the side cover comes off and the blades are easily accessible. Love it. Cost me $50. !

[@MagsBCreations]

@@rterry2752 , glad you found something that works for you. Thanks for sharing the information.

[@momynabila8853]

Good job...thanks you...

[@Briegh2]

I really could have used sound with this video. Unfortunately i have those U shaped pins too and im stuck there as well

[@MagsBCreations]

Thanks for watching. But sound wouldn't help with the U pins you talk about. Someone posted about those before. I don't know that brand of machine. I have never seen a machine that goes together any differently than this. If you want to send me a picture of what it looks like where you get stuck, I'll look and see if I can figure it out. However, it would be just speculation on my part.

[@MagsBCreations]

So I looked around the web a bit and apparently the Sculpey machines have those pins. Cindy Leitz has a video on cleaning the scarped blades and she says you can not take those machines apart to clean them because of those pins. Here is her video on how to clean the blades without taking the machine apart. Hopefully it will help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eau7o2NjZdOrpMk

[@Briegh2]

Thanks so much but im afraid id already tried cleaning it that way and it didn't work... so I took it apart 🤣 looks like I'm outta luck!

[@clippersncurls]

@@Briegh2 If your "u" shaped pins have one side longer than the other, pull them back/out until the short side is just at the edge of the side, put in one knife Over the slot(teet) and under the pin and push one pin back in to partially hold that side in place then place the other knife(a little tricky) into place where the pin is in place first, align the other end and push that pin in. It took me a while to figure it out, but it worked for me. I just finished cleaning my wife's machine about 2 hours ago(Nov26/2019 5PM EST).

[@clippersncurls]

I used needle nose pliers to pull and push the pins as they are spring loaded. Actually, from manufacture, the long side of the pins were on opposite sides of the roller, I pulled one out to match the long sides together on the same side of the machine.

[@sylvainveilleux7898]

Vous avez oublier de remettre les capots de finition !!!

[@MagsBCreations]

I leave them off to make them easier to clean. (Je les laisse de côté pour faciliter leur nettoyage.)

[@moderator1054]

Weldone

[@bonkosbluff]

Thank you!

[@cynthiagann5719]

No need to ask for a pardon for your fingers girl they are fine

[@MagsBCreations]

thanks!

[@saramoini8452]

This video was super helpful to learn how to take apart and put back together my pasta machine. I had the pin clips that others seemed to also have questions about. Here is a video that helps understand the pasta machines that use the hair pin for assembling the blades! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXy1ZWeFgdZ5pbs

[@MagsBCreations]

I'm glad the video helped and you were able to find one with the pins. I have never seen one like that where the fettuccine & spaghetti cutters were attached. Thanks for posting that link.

[@ilhamyama7584]

Yes yes that part that was like 20 hand needed 😆

[@MagsBCreations]

It took me years to figure out using blue tape to hold it all together! hehe

[@ilhamyama7584]

@@MagsBCreations hahah, i dont have blue tape at the time so im asking my wife to gold it Glad that solved the problem 😁 Thanks for the video by the way, it really helped me

[@strat5150]

Audio???

[@MagsBCreations]

there is no audio but I have included comments where necessary. is there something in particular that you want answered?

[@strat5150]

Mags B Creations I think I have it figured out thanks

[@sgt.pepper4274]

thanks for posting. I'm sure I could have figured it out, but it was nice to see before I have to clean my Marcato 150. By the way, your fat fingers are sexy. lol And I should know, as I am an expert on fat fingers. :) thank you, again.

[@pmchancock]

Really Honey. It isn't your fat fingers that are the problem. It is a stupid design. Who would make kitchen equipment that costs $75 and can't be easily cleaned?? And this is a classic design that hasn't changed in decades!

[@MagsBCreations]

Thanks! I'm pretty sure they never expected the machine to be used for anything other than pasta dough. 😄

[@pmchancock]

I'm only using it for pasta dough. Small bits get caught up at the edges, fall into the machine and dry out. It rattles about like a baby's toy. I'm trying to shake them out but no luck. @@MagsBCreations

[@daytonpyro]

701 btw

[@privateatlanta2460]

Ugh no sound?

[@MagsBCreations]

If there is something you need clarification on, please don't hesitate to ask.

[@СергейСочи-ж9в]

редуктор не показал...Дизлайк

[@MagsBCreations]

не уверен насчет вашего комментария. но шестерни на другой стороне I hope this translates correctly. Google translate said you didn't like that the gears were not shown. However, the gears are on the other side that we don[t take apart.

[@СергейСочи-ж9в]

Просто это очень важно ,какого качества шестерни в аппарате.Это многое говорит о самом устройстве.Смотришь на блок шестерёное и сразу понятно чего ожидать.И помогло бы определиться с выбором.Я вот выбрал Marcato Atlas 180 потому ,что увидел это www.food-service.com.ua/imagenew/cache/data/elektromehanicheskoe-oborudovanie/testoraskatochnye-mashiny-i-testoraskatki/nasadka_marcato_vnutri-500x500.jpg Хотелось бы ,каждый ,кому доведётся разобрать устройство,показывал важные аспекты..

[@MagsBCreations]

@@СергейСочи-ж9вI hope this Google translation is correct: Да, качество очень важно. Металлические шестерни намного лучше. У Atlas & Marcato обычно есть металлические шестерни и скребки. У более дешевых брендов есть пластиковые шестерни и скребки, и они не прослужат так долго. Не рекомендую снимать бок с шестернями. Вам нужно снять только одну сторону, чтобы очистить, а сторону ручки легче всего разобрать и собрать. Yes, quality is very important. Metal gears are far superior. Atlas & Marcato usually have metal gears and scrapers. Cheaper brands have plastic gears and scrapers and won't last as long. I don't recommend taking off the side with the gears. You only need to take off one side to clean and the handle side is the easiest to disassemble and reassemble. Translation of reply above by Google: "It is very important what quality of the gears in the apparatus. It says a lot about the device itself. You look at the gear block and you immediately understand what to expect. And it would help to make a choice. I chose the Marcato Atlas 180 because I saw this I would like everyone who happens to disassemble the device to show important aspects .."

[@daddy_eddy]

What is it pasta machine?

[@MagsBCreations]

it is made to roll out pasta dough to make homemade pasta. Polymer clay artists use it to roll out flat, uniform sheets of clay and to blend colors.