Pasta Maker revisited

[FmGrowit]

You guys know I'm a firm believer in not reinventing the wheel, but sometimes modifications to the wheel are needed.



The cutters have been totally redesigned. Knurled and 1 mm wide cut. Works like a charm.

Hopefully, these will be available in about 6 weeks.

 

[LeftyRighty]

nice! has it got more durable gears?

 

[Knucklehead]

Great looking shred. Can the manufacturer package them as " Manual Tobacco Shredders"? (maybe with your logo)

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Cool!

 

[istanbulin]

Selling the cutters separately may be a good idea for the customers who already have a pasta maker.

 

[Mrs BeeKeeper]

Awesome! Will tried our pasta maker the other day with very disappointing results.

 

[FmGrowit]

We're going to improve the gears either by replacing them with machined gears or by hardening the stamped gears. Some of the trouble with the stamped gears was the slop between the cutters which caused binding in the gears. The new cutters don't have nearly the slop, so the gears should perform better. A few more test runs will tell the if they'll hold up. I ran this shredder pretty hard trying to break it and nothing went wrong.

 

[FmGrowit]

Awesome! Will tried our pasta maker the other day with very disappointing results.

Yep, we've been trying to make them work for a few years around here and everyone has had the same disappointing results. I'm hoping to get the cost down on these to around $50.

 

[FmGrowit]

Selling the cutters separately may be a good idea for the customers who already have a pasta maker.

The parts might be interchangeable. The rakes will also need to be replaced to match the new cutter specs.

 

[Mrs BeeKeeper]

Selling the cutters separately may be a good idea for the customers who already have a pasta maker.

I'd be glad to have a separate one. I wouldn't want risk of cross-contamination of either pasta or tobacco by either of the other. (Did that make sense?)
Also, I find that once my kitchen appliance has found a purpose outside the kitchen, I will never get it back. (I've lost a blender, 2 coffee grinders, more spoons than I can count, measuring cups, bowls, cups, pots & pans ... and the list goes on!)

 

[bonehead]

(Also, I find that once my kitchen appliance has found a purpose outside the kitchen, I will never get it back.) i get heat for funnels and measuring cups to name a few.

 

[istanbulin]

I'd be glad to have a separate one. I wouldn't want risk of cross-contamination of either pasta or tobacco by either of the other. (Did that make sense?)...

Good for you, to not to eat pasta with tobacco particles. But I've never used my pasta maker for making pasta, it's only for tobacco.

 

[Aaron]

Put me on the list. If there is a list.

 

[holyRYO]

Hallelujah!!! There are tobacco gods! Put me on the list. If there is a list.

 

[leverhead]

Nice looking shred! How dry was the leaf?

 

[FmGrowit]

Nice looking shred! How dry was the leaf?

The leaf was in medium dry order. After shredding, it had to air out to dry a bit before it could be smoked. The shred is as long as the leaf that goes in the shredder.

 

[DGBAMA]

Looks great. Don't kill quality for a price point. Anything less than a $100 bill for a quality manual shredder that will hold up and have replacement "wear parts" available I would consider a good investment.

 

[grgfinney]

with all the baccy i'm picking now, this looks really good i'll take one when you get them

 

[driftinmark]

i still use a pasta make for shredding my baccy, I usually have to moisten it alot to get it to work in the pasta maker, it its dry, it will not go thru, ...those knurls look like the greatest idea since sliced bread!!
I will be in for one if its a quality unit for sure!!!

 

[Chicken]

I'd be glad to have a separate one. I wouldn't want risk of cross-contamination of either pasta or tobacco by either of the other. (Did that make sense?)
Also, I find that once my kitchen appliance has found a purpose outside the kitchen, I will never get it back. (I've lost a blender, 2 coffee grinders, more spoons than I can count, measuring cups, bowls, cups, pots & pans ... and the list goes on!)

it works the same around my house,,,, once it leaves the kitchen IT'S MINE,