Polymer clay, the easy way.

We modify Atlas 150 & 180 pasta machines to make the scraper blades removable.

Clean off accumulated clay and stop contaminating your work.

No need to take your entire machine apart, no tools required.

Our Story

Mona & Rainer Kissel and the “Monafied” Atlas pasta machines

My husband Rainer invented the modification of Atlas pasta machine scraper blades more than 25 years ago, for the polymer clay world. I returned from a week long National Polymer Clay Guild retreat, and asked him to take my machine apart so I could clean the blades. His answer was to make the scraper blades removable for easy cleaning. No more need to take the entire pasta machine apart!

Our machines have been bought by clayers world-wide since those days!

Several years ago, the manufacturers of these fine Italian pasta machines replaced the metal scraper blades, which keep the clay from wrapping around the rollers, with a white plastic tipped blade. This made it difficult to use Atlas machines with the original white tipped blades for clay. To solve this problem, we developed, and offer to the polymer clay world, replacement metal blades in our modification process to make your claying easier.

How It Works

You will be able to unscrew a small thumb nut on each blade, remove it, wipe it clean with a paper towel, reinsert, and continue claying.

We highly recommend using only a paper towel, plus some alcohol if needed, and no tools that scratch or bend the blades.

Already Own An Atlas?

We can also modify your Atlas 150 or 180 with our metal blades. Price to modify your existing machine is $50 plus Priority Mail shipping through the US Postal Service. You will receive a PayPal invoice for the total payment.

All modifications take approximately 14-21 days.

A tracking email will be sent to you when we ship your machine back to you.

Please email us to discuss the modification of your machine.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. We occasionally get asked If it is possible to just send someone the modified scraper blades plus instructions how to modify your own machine. That is not possible. Our process involves taking the Atlas pasta machine apart to modify it, using our custom manufactured components.

2. We have shipped our machines internationally for many years, to every continent. Unfortunately we are at the mercy of international shipping rates. To keep the cost manageable, one option could be for you and a local friend to pool your orders.

   Please email us for current international shipping prices.

3. We do not sell the Atlas motors, but you can find them online, at Ebay and sometimes in thrift stores.

Instructions for metal scraper blade removal:

1. When removing/replacing the blades, set the machine to the widest ( # 0 ) setting.

2. Place pasta machine up side down.

3. Unscrew the thumb nut.

4. Pull out the scraper blade.

5. Using a soft cloth or paper towel moistened with some alcohol, wipe the blade clean. Don’t use a knife or other hard object.

6. Re-install the blade, and screw on the thumb nut.

1. Set adjuster knob to #3 ! Place pasta machine up-side-down on your work surface.

2. While pressing both ends of the rod slightly against the blade, push the rod sideways with the help of the knob, until the end is free. Remove rod and blade from the machine.

3. Use soft paper towel to gently wipe off all clay.

4. To Install the rod/blade:

5. Put the rod in its groove in the blade with the long end of the rod sticking out over one edge of the blade.

   Insert the rod all the way into a side plate hole.

   Line up the other end of the blade and rod on the roller.

   Slide the rod sideways with the help of the knob until it locks in the hole in the plate.