Marcato Atlas Drive Motor, Made in Italy, Powers Pasta Machines and Attachments, Silver

This thing makes pasta and it's easy to do. My kitchen counter doesn't hold the pasta machine due to the setbacks under the counter that defeat the clamp. I am not Vishnu with 8 arms so I can't hold the machine, crank it, feed the pasta and guide it out. No clamp needed for the machine with the motor and it works smoothly, easily transferring from roll out to one of the cutting options. A recent national review said this and the matching pasta machine were not Rolls Royce models but were like a Camry - works every time and gets the job done reliably. I agree.

My husband ordered this for me for a combo Mothers day/birthday present. I'm using it for polymer clay. It's the bomb! I should of had one sooner. It's not as noisy as I thought it would be (I've heard some really noisy ones on tutorial I've watched) and it actually will fit on my little Makins clay machine. My only suggestion for anyone buying one would be to have something to put under the motor for more support.

I got the original Marcato Atlas 150 at a yard sale for $10 many years ago. Love it for the pasta, hated it for the difficulty handling it. You basically need a second person cranking it. This motor is that second person. Now I love it all the way.I was debating with myself for a while if I should get this motor or the KitchenAid attachments. Then I saw those attachments in action at a friend's house and ... problem is they only come in stainless steel, which is no match for the anodized aluminum rollers in an original Marcato. End of story.

Never got to use this so I couldn't rate it. However, the Pastadrive does not fit my Marcato 150 pasta maker even though the description says it does. The motors drive screw is larger than the pasta makers slot in with the drive is supposed to fit into.This is a HUGE oversite on either the manufacturer's part or Amazon's part.Worst of it is, I bought it a couple months ago and can not return it.VERY DISSAPOINTED :(

I purchased the motor because I do not have an overhang on my counter so there is no reasonable way to attach the clamp.The motor solves that problem because although a clamp is still recommended it really isn't necessary when using the motor. I found that to be the case. The motor is easy to mount and unmount, easy to clean, and looks sharp when the fingerprints are wiped off. Having the motor available is like having a third hand.I would recommend this motor.One more thing. A piece of plastic came with the motor. I have been unable to find any reference to it. It looks as if it may be a hand held scraper but that is just a guess. It does have the Marcato logo molded onto it. If anyone knows what it is please let me know via a comment.

My aunt recently asked me to buy her a atlas pasta maker (she lives in Asia, and for some reason atlas branded stuff is more expansive there)Anyway, when I received the package, I opened it up to do a quick inspection, and the retail packaging (not shipping, shipping box was well padded) I noticed the axel has actually peirced the box (O.O)I also plugged it in to test it, I noticed the motor sounded similar to a cordless drill (I was expecting a high rpm motor with a gearbox, not a low rpm high torque motor)The design is weird, in my belief, it looks better on an atlas 150/180 upside down, and if you look form a distance, it looks like the whole things going to tilt overThe cord is a universal cord similar to the cords on sony power bricks (male uc to female 2 pin), so if the cord somehow breaks, finding another one is going to bea peice of cakeThe design for attaching onto the atlas 150/180 isn't exactly the best, it's simply 2 pins that you put on and turn.As for the material, it's cheap plastic you'd expect to find on a toy, heck even Legos have higher quality plasticIt's secure enough for now (if my aunt complains, it was HER choice)The 3 position switch is nice, there's a "pulse" (short press or hold), and a on (stays on) (thirds the off)

USED FOR FIRST TIME TODAY. I AM SO PLEASED. I WILL BE USING THIS FREQUENTLY IN FUTURE. DID A RECIPE OF PASTA IN LESS THAN HALF THE TIME AND IT WAS SO THIN AND TENDER. STAYED IN PLACE WITHOUT BEING ATTACHED TO COUNTER,

You will never go back to hand cranking your pasta once you start using this! Made my pasta so much faster and easier. Love having 2 hands to handle the dough while processing it through the pasta maker. Worth every penny.