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1. Prevent the Handle from Falling Out

To prevent the handle from falling out of your pasta machine all time, you just need get a small round, super strong magnet (comes in packs) in any craft or hardware store. They usually come with adhesive on the other side which you can stick to the end of the handle.

2. Crumbly and Torn Clay Edges

Usually, crumbly and torn clay edges appear after running through the machine. To prevent this, you must first run the clay into the machine a couple of times because crumbly and torn edges suggest that the clay is too dry. You then can a few drops of the Sculpy Softener or mineral oil. Do these a few drops at a time until the clay and oil are mixed well. Add more drops if you feel the clay is still a bit dry.

3. Keeping Your White Clay White

If you have a lot of polymer clay to work on or if you craft mostly involves polymer clay and you have the space and money for a second polymer clay pasta machine, it’s best to use one just for white and the other for the rest of the colors. This makes sure that you white remains white and not of some mixed up colors.

4. Baby Wipes Helps

To clean the surface and rollers of the pasta machine, you can use baby wipes but first squeeze out the solution from it and moist it with rubbing alcohol since water is the worst enemy of your pasta machine.

5. Removing Stuck Clay

If you have too moist clay and it got stuck to the rollers, you can use a little bit of baby powder in your hands and rolling the clay in that for a while.

6. Removing Clay Residue

If you are working from dark colored clay and switching to a lighter color/white and you don’t have another machine for this. You can use a piece of felt cloth or paper towel and press it firmly above the rollers to collect the clay residue.