There was a post a couple weeks ago that had a link for a large sugarpaste roller, but the price for it was about $2000. I use a clay machine from Michaels. With the 40% coupon, I only paid about $30 for it. It works wonders for small decorations.
I have been trying to find this post, do you remember anything else about the post that would help me find it in search?
I would like to find a wide one for doing small cakes.
I found it!! It took me forever, but I finally found it.
http://www.pierceequipment.com/somerset.html
It is about half way down the page and called a Fondant Sheeter. I also did a search in the forums regarding fondant sheeters and came up with 19 hits. HTH
I found it!! It took me forever, but I finally found it.
http://www.pierceequipment.com/somerset.html
It is about half way down the page and called a Fondant Sheeter. I also did a search in the forums regarding fondant sheeters and came up with 19 hits. HTH
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. That's what I was hoping to find. I don't love the price but I just can't roll the fondant out by hand (I have fibromyalgia).
I got the cheapest one, I stole it from my mom,
Onl use it for flower petals, it works great
I found it!! It took me forever, but I finally found it.
http://www.pierceequipment.com/somerset.html
It is about half way down the page and called a Fondant Sheeter. I also did a search in the forums regarding fondant sheeters and came up with 19 hits. HTH
hearing the hallelujiah chorus playing!!
I never ever had any luck with the clay machine or even my Atlas pasta roller when dealing with fondant. I don't know what my problem was. It just never worked for me.
Now I have another piece of equipment for my fantasy cake shop wish list! 
on the food network the other day----the cake challenges
I seen someone use a manual pasta roller to roll out fondant
for small decorations
and they also use a clothes steamer to steam the fondant on the cake
so that the decoration they were putting on would stick
I found that interesting
who knew-- a pasta roller and clothes steamer used in decrorating a cake
When you say " pasta roller" do you mean a pasta maker ? I always use it to roll my fondant & flowerpaste thin ( usually quicker than rolling pin ! ) You just have to cover the paste well with cornflour so it doesn't stick as it goes through the rollers
Boy, I am with you guys~! I need something to help out my wrists are killing me lately. My brother (who is uber mechanical) said there has to be a better way and I said yep, there is about $2000 worth... He said nah, we could make one. So I decided to let him figure it out and if he does I will share. He was saying something about metal bars or something. Anyhoo, I am with you on this I need one too. 
ok..wacko vision of his youth...and in keeping w/ valmommytodanny's brothers thoughts.
for those old enough (choke, cough) to remember (and in my case, send his hand through once!).
the old washing machine wringers!!! (back before they could spin)
hmmmm..... find one, clean it up real well, and replace the rollers w/ plastic rolling pins.
i wonder if that could work?
What about the tables that clay artists use to roll out slabs? Guess it would be called a slab roller. Not sure if the price is better than the $2000 one listed on the first page though, or if it would even work since there are pieces of canvas that you put the clay between before rolling through. Just a thought.
Here is a link:
http://www.bigceramicstore.com/Supplies/slabrollers/slabrollers.htm
JoAnn's (craft store) has a clay roller (small one) on sale for $14.99. I know this wouldn't work for large cakes but I'm wondering if it would work for rolling out the small amounts needed for flowers. I have fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel so I have to have my DH do all my fondant rolling.
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