I was very suspicious of poor reviews of reviving a used pasta maker, missing parts, or not being able to return them, but mine arrived with all parts new. Works well with the fettuccine and tagliolini attachment, which is included. If your dough isn’t dry enough though, it will be difficult to get it through the smaller tagloilini cutter. The clamp also really helps with holding the machine still. The cutting attachment (fettuccine and tagloilini) has fallen off while I was using it though. It didn’t fall and hit the floor but did pop out of the brackets it sits in, so be careful with that. It was very easy to just pop it back in. Overall, a great purchase! I’ve used it at least five times now and it’s worked great each time. Have not cleaned it with soap and water, as there are warnings that it’ll rust, but I do wipe it off after each use and try to pick the dried dough out of the cutters with a toothpick after, but just sending new dough into the cutter afterwards just to clean it and pick up left over pieces is the better idea.

I bought a Marcato 150 off of Amazon four months ago and I fell apart. Something tells me it was a cheap knock off counterfeit. The Atlas 150 from Consiglio is much heavier and has a more sturdy feel.
I’ve been milling my own Emmer grain and making farro spaghetti with my machine and a spaghetti attachment. Its awesome.
110 grams of fined ground emmer wheat flour and 50 grams of egg whites (out of a carton). I mix it by hand just to the point that it forms a ball, then I knead it with the 150. Let it rest 30 mins then roll it out. Start to finish, I can make a batch of spaghetti in 10 mins, minus the wait time. The quality, taste, and texture of my whole wheat pasta is sublime, I’ll never go back to using dried packaged grocery store pasta. I toss the cooked spaghetti with some garlic sautéed spinach, toasted walnuts, olive oil, and goat cheese.

This is a fine old Atlas in what appears to be mint condition. It has the steel blades of the older models, and there is not a single sign of rust or damage. It arrived in its original box, with the original bags, and all of its parts. The gears operate smoothly on all settings. It has 7 settings instead of the 9 of later models, but that hasn't been a problem at all. I bought this machine for polymer clay work, and it blows the Sculpey clay conditioner machine that I was using clean out of the water. If you are looking for a pasta machine to use for polymer clay work, seek out one of these. This machine was made in 1992; machines made after 2004 may have plastic blades which reportedly aren't quite as good for clay work.

Finally used it, 2 weeks after receiving. Made some whole wheat pasta with it, fettuccini style noodles in Carbone pasta sauce. My husband was blown away by the textures and flavor and how satiated he was. It’s fun for two people to enjoy each other’s company. Have to see how it goes with the pasta maker completely on my own while my husband is working. Very sturdy/solid construction. It’s a very pretty piece of kitchen equipment. Very reasonable size, doesn’t not take up a lot of room when being used or while stored away. Easy to install, clean and put away. Stays relatively clean. Easy to use. Many many thickness options. Excited to switch from boxes to homemade pasta moving forward! Unfortunately, I did not think to take pictures. The pasta looked lovely as it dried before boiling. Would have made for a beautiful picture. Thank you!