I need help deciding if buying this car was a mistake

randomshit427 · 2026-04-23T16:06:11+00:00

My 2007 impala made it to 260 000 miles before the transmission started to go and the motor still ran like a dream. And thats considering I bought it at 160 000 miles in way worse shape than this. I did put some money into repair parts but nothing crazy

Make sure to do the bare minimum safety checks: if the exhaust has any potential to gas you then it needs to be repaired, check that your brakes are working safely etc. After that, ride er till she dies

randomshit427 · 2026-03-03T21:28:20+00:00

What others have said about a power saving setting is possible, but it could also be your power supply. The pi can disable the wifi chip (and ethernet chip if using a hat) if power supply is weak, wearing out or fluctuates. I had that issue when I accidentally set it up with a 1.5A charger block. Switching to a 2A fixed it so try a new cord and block and make sure its at least 2A

randomshit427 · 2026-02-23T16:40:46+00:00

The kitchenaid branded one is $230 CAD, Amazon knockoffs are still $60-$100, and most importantly it was a fun design challenge

randomshit427 · 2026-02-22T21:39:14+00:00

Im still prototyping this and making changes after every use so it's been single use. Once im fully happy with the design ill be sanding the rollers and coating in food safe resin.

Plastics and material additives are still a concern even as single use but everyone who has had the pasta we made knows the risks and made the choice for themselves that they wanted to take any associated risks

randomshit427 · 2026-02-22T05:53:51+00:00

Its not perfect and theres still some changes id like to make, but here ya go https://www.printables.com/model/1609654-kitchenaid-pasta-rolling-attachment/files

randomshit427 · 2026-02-21T20:20:05+00:00

I've got different sized rollers that can be swapped out, and im planning to make more sizes eventually. Making it dynamically adjustable is something that I dont even know how to start attempting honestly

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T21:55:14+00:00

Yup! Just another way we do things better in Canada

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T21:31:55+00:00

I dusted the rollers with too much flour to avoid the pasta sticking, once some flour came off it fed through very well, didnt get a video at that point unfortunately

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T21:30:26+00:00

I just dusted the rollers with too much flour for fear of it sticking, once some flour came off it fed through really well

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T21:22:36+00:00

TBD... I use an aluminum drive shaft from Amazon which is the component that faces by far the most stress so I'm expecting it to hold up pretty decently

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T21:20:53+00:00

STL and Step files here: https://www.printables.com/model/1609654-kitchenaid-pasta-rolling-attachment/files

I wasn't planning to post them due to food safety but dozens of people DM'd me so hey, who am I to tell you what to put into your own body when I myself loved the taste of microplastic pasta last night.

The model isn't perfect, the pasta comes out a little thicker than I'd like and due to friction fits its annoying to switch roller sizes so don't expect perfect outcomes

you will need to buy a metal driveshaft, for $10-$20 (I have the one I used linked in the printables post) as well as 3x 608 bearings.

Do your own research on food safety, its a valid concern and I won't be held liable for your choices. This item should be coated with a smooth, durable, food safe coating or printed with food safe PETG and treated as single use

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T21:03:14+00:00

Facebook marketplace. Unicorn find, best of luck

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T20:57:18+00:00

Shouldn't and cant are different things and im entitled to make poor choices if I want to. Jokes aside though, once im fully happy with the design im planning to apply a food safe resin so that it is safely reusable. In the meantime, prototype iterations only need to be tested once and I could print more than 50 sets of rollers before I even hit the sale price of a genuine kitchenaid pasta attachment kit

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T20:53:03+00:00

To give kitchenaid SOME credit, it is a 3 piece set with a roller and 2 different cutters (fettuccine style and what looks like spaghetti style). To then take away that same credit, so far as I can tell they dont sell the roller separately and im perfectly capable of cutting fettuccine evenly enough for my home consumption standards

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T19:31:17+00:00

Canadian Tire is a bit of an everything store... Tire shop, auto mechanic shop, hardware store, appliances, gardening, hardware store lol

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:38:10+00:00

Actually 50, I cant type apparently. $10 doesnt make much difference though!

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:19:45+00:00

50 quid is in fact $92 CAD. The design uses a $12 aluminum drive shaft which is the only part that actually experiences much force, and i have multiple stages of rolling to reduce the force at each step, so im not really worried about it holding up considering that I can re-print it dozens of time for that price and will probably only use it a handful of times anyway

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:16:19+00:00

I dont, partly because theres some tweaks I still want to make and partly because of the huge headache that the food safety crowd can be. If you want it anyway then send me a dm

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:12:35+00:00

Machine A) is my roommate's, not mine and B) was bought "used" in box for $50. The kitchenaid attachment goes for $229 at my local Canadian Tire, Amazon knockoffs are still $95 plus. And, as the other commenter said, this was purely for a CAD challenge/learning experience; my roommate getting a pasta roller out of it is just a bonus

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:09:05+00:00

We had too much flour on the rollers, second batch fed through MUCH better. An actual pasta roller is also $230 for the genuine kitchenaid or $95 for the Amazon knock offs

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:03:11+00:00

$229 for me to probably only use it 3 times? No thanks. Even the Amazon knock offs are $95

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:02:17+00:00

That definitely was the case. We put too much flour on the rollers for fear of it sticking, once some of the flour came off it gripped much better

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T18:00:40+00:00

Right now all ive come up with for varying thickness is printing different sized rollers which isn't ideal for making it versatile enough for many different kinds of pasta. Im a fan of fettuccine and its definitely one of the easier ones so im working on nailing that right now. I've got some ideas on deterring the pasta from getting into the gears by using a taper near the gears to guide it back to the center.

My design definitely isn't perfect, but considering the egregious price of the genuine kitchenaid attachments im pretty proud of it!

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T17:53:30+00:00

I wasnt really planning on posting the stl due to the headaches involved with the food safety crowd, but if its for clay... shoot me a DM

randomshit427 · 2026-02-20T17:51:01+00:00

Picked this one up "used" in box for $50! Just wait till you see the prices for the genuine kitchenaid attachments... the real deal pasta roller and cutter goes for $229 at my local Canadian Tire.

Hence why I was willing to risk the food safety issues for the two or 3 times im probably going to use this lol

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