Ratcheted Toothpaste Tube Squeezer Remixed by Roland Deschain

Remixed by

Roland Deschain

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single color, full kit, 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

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Toothpaste Tube Squeezer - 0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 20% infill

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Description

I loved the concept behind Luke's 3D's original model but it didn't fit my daughter's toothpaste. I also found the model quite hard to assemble as the tolerances were tight and there was little to no horizontal expansion (elephant's foot) compensation built in.

So while I was lengthening the model I decided to make the following improvements:

Increased shaft and body length by 10mm
Increased tube slot width on the shaft and body slightly
Added chamfer to all surfaces that touch the build plate to compensate for horizontal expansion
Added a bump on the shaft to prevent the tip from coming out while removing the tube
Stiffened up the ratchet arms
Improved aesthetics (subjective :))
Less post processing is required for assembly

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Printing tips

I've been printing the bodies in PLA and the handle, ratchet, and shaft in PETG.

0.4mm nozzle
0.2mm layer height
Support is not required
Print as shown in the attached screenshot (widest flat faces touching build plate)

Comment & Rating (513)

@colbymh5

Print Profile

single color, full kit, 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

works amazingly

@kebabfotografen

That seems to be mounted the wrong way :) The toothpaste tube should enter the body through the small slit so that it can fully squeeze the tube together.

@barryblackinbc

Was this intended as a throw away item? Can the tube be removed when empty?

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The designer has replied

@RolandDeschain

No it was not.

@barryblackinbc

thanks I figured out how to remove the empty 👍

@user_924857285

Replying to @barryblackinbc :

My thoughts as well. Great idea, seems to work well but the wratchet won't allow you to "Unwind" the tube so I guess it was designed for ONE USE ONLY?