Pasta Machine Drill Bit - Updated

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This is an updated design of a bit that fits into a 1/4 cordless drill or cordless screwdriver. The update involved the resizing of the hex end to make it fit a cordless screwdriver and the reshaping of the working end to make it fit to all of the crank sockets in the pasta machine, I use this bit to turn my Emperia pasta maker with a cordless screw driver instead of cranking it by hand. This bit might work with other brands of pasta machines you just have to print some and try it out. The STL file has one bits in it, but you should consider printing multiple copies simultaneously so that there is time for the layers to cool,and it is good to have some spare bits... The thru-hole in the middle of the bit is for reinforcement. You can drive a 2 inch length of #10 electric wire or a 1/8 inch welding rod thru it for reinforcement. If you make it out of ABS you can use acetone slurry (melted ABS in acetone) to coat the reinforcement rod then drive it into the hole. If you make it with PLA just wipe the rod with a wet paper tissue then put a dab of Gorilla glue on it near one end of the wire then drive it into the hole. After driving the enforcement rod into the bit I dipped my bit in acetone briefly to help fuse together the layers or any cracks between layers that might have formed for any reason.