Pasta machine problem

[donwatson]

Has anyone stripped a pasta machine to clean the scraper blades ?
I made a red/white blend in Fimo baking clay and it turned out ok.
I then tried a blue/white blend but it kept picking up red from the machine.
I found there was some red clay on the scraper blades and couldn't get in to remove it so I have stripped the machine down and wiped the blades.
This is a ProCook professional pasta machine and I am sure there is an easier method of cleaning these blades than stripping it down every time.
Anyone got any experience here ?

 

[EStreet]

I have.

Sadly no there is not much when it comes to cleaning them. The higher end (read more costly) units have easier methods to clean them but they all gum up quite fast and very easy.

With pasta the mix will dry out and flake out easily, with clay it does not.

 

[wm460]

Haven't used one for years,If you use enough flour it stops the dough sticking, But that doesn't help you.

 

[Penpal]

Donald will follow this like to learn more about the process thanks Peter.

 

[donwatson]

Thanks Ed, I have put it back together (almost) and I think I have the answer.
Thanks Mark, the instructions on making pasta, say to use flour to stop the dough sticking and brush down with a dry pastry brush when finished, but as you say 'that don't help me a lot'
When I removed one of the side plates the whole machine fell apart (naturally) and I was left with a pile of pieces of chrome plated metal.
I started putting it back together and discovered a spring pin in each side piece that holds the scraper blades in place.
So it is a matter of removing the cover on the side and removing the pin, this frees the plates and they can be removed and wiped clean.
As my pal Aleksander says ' Seeemples'

 

[donwatson]

Hi Peter,
Which process ? Making blends with the clay ? Or putting this pasta machine back together ?

 

[Buckeye]

I used a few sheets of kitchen roll folded in half and run through the machine several times.

Peter

 

[wm460]

Thanks Ed, I have put it back together (almost) and I think I have the answer.
Thanks Mark, the instructions on making pasta, say to use flour to stop the dough sticking and brush down with a dry pastry brush when finished, but as you say 'that don't help me a lot'
When I removed one of the side plates the whole machine fell apart (naturally) and I was left with a pile of pieces of chrome plated metal.
I started putting it back together and discovered a spring pin in each side piece that holds the scraper blades in place.
So it is a matter of removing the cover on the side and removing the pin, this frees the plates and they can be removed and wiped clean.
As my pal Aleksander says ' Seeemples'

That is exactly what I used t do till I got a lathe and didn't have time for all that.

 

[scouseroy]

if you use a little corn flour on polymer clay it helps