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Measure Your Pasta

Project by motthunter posted 304 days ago 634 views 12 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Basic of basic projects, but a friend in my office had one and wanted another and couldn’t find one to buy. I agreed to make one as a favor from some scrap I had in my shop.

The one in the middle was the original that the other two were made in 30 minutes today.

I took a scrap piece, marked it out, drilled the holes first on the press with my forstner bits, cut out the rough shape on the bandsaw, sanded the edges on my spindle sander, and resawed down the middle to make a pair. Quick finish sand and abracadabra, one for my friend and one for my wife.

Now we can portion pasta and waste less. Hole one is a single portion, hole two is for two portions, and so on.

Kind of simple, kind of neat, and rather quick.

Normally projects take me weeks to months.. It was a nice change to get one done so fast. What can I say? Instant gratification comes rarely in woodworking.

-- making sawdust....


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bentlyj

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posted 304 days ago

Nice little kitchen gadget. ( what’s for dinner tonight? )

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BarryW

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posted 304 days ago

Now, if it could measure sauce and cheese…

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

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lew

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posted 304 days ago

Neat!!!

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tinnman65

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posted 304 days ago

And if the kids act up there’s a second use.

-- Paul Sayre Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)

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motthunter

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posted 304 days ago

nope.. this was a non-violent project… sorry… just take away their video games, computers, tv, cell phones, and anything else that plugs into the wall.. That hurts more than a smack anyhow.. ha ha

-- making sawdust....

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oldskoolmodder

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posted 304 days ago

what size holes did you put for each serving size?

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

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jim1953

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posted 304 days ago

Nice

-- Jim, Kentucky

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motthunter

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posted 304 days ago

1 serving 7/8”
2 serving 1 1/4”
3 serving 1 1/2”
4 serving 1 3/4”

I just copied from the original. I assume that these measurements are correct portion sizes.

-- making sawdust....

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HokieMojo

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posted 304 days ago

Motthunter,
I hope you are one of the people that was receptive to constructive critisism. I think you should change the “four” to say “HokieMojo”. I love pasta!

All kidding aside, I really like the idea and it looks like something I could do. I just might borrow the idea.
Thanks!

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oldskoolmodder

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posted 304 days ago

Thanks Mott! I need to make a few with the scrap pieces I have.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

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motthunter

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posted 303 days ago

don’t know what a hokieMojo is… but thanks.. I have heard that excessive eating of pasta causes a chemical reaction in a certain part of your brain that makes people make up silly words though, so I understand fully. ha ha

-- making sawdust....

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ManOWood

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posted 291 days ago

This is one of those things I have been wanting to whip out. It seems that I am terrible at guaging how much pasta to make for company. The grain patterns on yours are much prettier too they look much nicer than the original.

-- ManOWoodMan

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Bob #2

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posted 291 days ago

Neat Mott.
I’d never use the small hole though! <g>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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PurpLev

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posted 291 days ago

I kinda like the new ones better than the original one :) nice one!

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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motthunter

2079 posts in 694 days


posted 291 days ago

thanks.. it was kind of a simple 1 hour project.

-- making sawdust....

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Dusty56

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posted 244 days ago

How thick was your stock that you resawed ? Thank you for supplying the hole sizes , but I think the first hole is unnecessary in my house …LOL Great project : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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motthunter

2079 posts in 694 days


posted 244 days ago

It was some 3/4 stock I had laying around after another project.

-- making sawdust....

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Dusty56

3466 posts in 583 days


posted 244 days ago

Thank you for the reply : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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degoose

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posted 231 days ago

So many Ideas so little time but may make a little time for this great project.
Larry from downunder

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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