Kitchenaid <-> Pasta Roller coupling

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I adore my Atlas pasta maker, but it requires three hands to operate - one hand to feed sheets of pasta in, one hand to guide sheets out, and one hand to crank. There are mounting holes on the side of the pasta maker where I can attach a motor, so instead of buying a separate part, I decided to use my KitchenAid mixer. I didn't need to buy an attachment from KitchenAid since I already owned the hand-cranked version, and spending $200 seemed unnecessary. To print the device, you'll need two parts: the sleeve and the shaft. I printed the sleeve with 25% infill, and that seems just fine. I printed the shaft with 50% infill, and I will report back on how it holds up. It may ultimately require more like 100% infill or even be made of metal. After printing the two parts, add screws to the sleeve (you might want to drill out the holes to make it easier). Then attach the sleeve to your pasta maker, insert the shaft, and attach the whole thing to the mixer. Use the screw on the side of the mixer to hold the coupling in place. The coupler also works with the pasta cutters for fettuccine and spaghetti, as they have the same motor mounts. If you're working with longer sheets of pasta, it's helpful to remove the base of the pasta machine so that the sheets can hang down further without hitting anything. Happily, there are just four screws that hold the base on, and they're easily removed. (They're equally easy to replace, to return the pasta maker back to regular use.) You can see a video of this in action here: