![]() Its stainless steel rollers are about 5 1/2″ (140mm) wide. The Sculpey Clay Conditioning Machine is a pasta machine clone made in China and distributed by Polyform, the maker of the line of Sculpey clays. ![]() Sculpey Clay Conditioning Machine Features All these machines do have variation in the gap (sheet thickness) from the left to the right side of the rollers, at all settings, but none were more than a few thousandths of an inch. These slots can also be used to hold a flat metal sheet, called a sheet feeder, that allows you to easily feed sheets of clay into the machine. We don’t typically use these cutters with polymer clay, however. ![]() These are used to cut fettuccine from sheets of pasta. None of the machines in this class have removable blades, so they all suffer from “pasta machine poop”.Īll of these machines have a slot behind the rollers, one on each side, that allows you to attach dough cutters (purchased separately). These types of machines do need to be clamped to a sturdy table for use. This clamp is designed to allow you to clamp the pasta machine onto the edge of your work table. And they all have a clamp that fits into another hole on the right side, near the bottom. They all turn with a crank handle that fits into a hole on the right side of the machine. ![]() As you turn the dial, the rollers get closer together, allowing you to roll thinner sheets of pasta or polymer clay. All have parallel rollers that are adjusted with a knob on the left side of the machine. What They All Have in CommonĪll of these cheap pasta machines, both the no-name ones from China and these branded craft clay machines, have certain characteristics in common. The number of these inexpensive generic machines is staggering, and reviewing them would be impractical if not impossible. Imported from China and made very cheaply, these pasta machines can be bought for very low prices with questionable quality. Other Cheap Pasta MachinesĪs with most useful products, there are a ton of cheap imitation pasta machines available on discount websites. These machines are all typically available at craft stores and wherever polymer clay supplies are sold. Today I am discussing the Sculpey Clay Conditioning Machine, the Amaco Craft Clay Machine, and the Makin’s Professional Ultimate Clay Machine. However, these specific machines are not marketed as such. I’ll refer to these as cheap pasta machines because most of us do refer to them as pasta machines. This is true for everything! So keep this in mind as you read my pasta machine reviews over the coming weeks. I do know that for every person who loves a given product, another will hate it. But in the end, I can only report what I see and experience. I will do my best to share anecdotal evidence that I’ve gleaned from readers, in addition to what I have seen myself. In that case, my results would surely contrast with what other individuals have experienced. If quality control is inconsistent for a given brand, there will be great variability in the quality of one machine to the next. I am just one person, and I’ve only worked with one unit of each of these brands. Summary – What’s the Best Pasta Machine for Polymer Clay?.This is the second of a series of articles that I’ve written about the various pasta machines, clay conditioning machines, and clay roller machines that polymer clayers use. But are these cheap pasta machines for polymer clay any good? Are they a waste of money? Luckily, there are several brands of cheap pasta machine clones that are marketed to polymer clay artists and sold through craft stores. But commercial brand-name pasta machines can be expensive. To condition, mix colors, and make sheets with polymer clay, it is immensely helpful to use a machine, such as a pasta machine.
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