Method One

Roll out a cigarette-width cylinder of dough, and cut into cigarette lengths. Lay a piece flat on a board and lay your rod along its length. Press down, then roll rapidly back and forth on the board with the palms of your hands, moving your hands apart to extend the pasta along the length of the rod. The rolling action will also loosen the pasta, the diameter of the hole running its length becoming greater than that of the rod, which can then be removed.