Ratchet toothpaste tube squeezer

prusaprinters

<p>I saw some of the toothpaste tube squeezers and thought there's room to improve. So here's brief description of this ratchet toothpaste tube squeezer:</p><ul><li>ratchet mechanism ensures the tube doesn't unwind</li><li>no supports</li><li>just<strong> </strong>4 parts which clicks into each other, no glue etc. needed, no part will get lost when swapping tubes</li><li>fits 55mm wide tube</li><li>shaft printed horizontally to prevent snapping</li><li>toothpaste tube shape</li><li>easy to assemble and use</li></ul><p>I recommend to print out the Shaft and Ratchet in PETG.</p><p>Check out the assembly here:</p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://youtu.be/QRoGfiVkEOM"></oembed></figure><p>As always, multiple formats are available including .stl, .3mf, .step and .obj.</p><p>I also prepared .stl and .3mf with all parts preloaded and in their correct orientation.</p><p>If you like practical things you can also <strong>check out my other </strong><a href="https://www.printables.com/social/11728-lukes-3d/models"><strong>projects</strong> </a>or have a look at my <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/304968-tetrahedron-chainmail-fabric"><strong>Tetrahedron chainmail fabric</strong></a>:</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:49.09%;"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/265248/rich_content/1df3b7c7-6bd9-4415-9304-7032d8af4540/tetrahedron-chainmail-fabric2.gif#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2234cb205b-6c8a-4f2d-807c-47978511353d%22%2C%22w%22%3A530%2C%22h%22%3A530%7D"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:54.53%;"><img></figure><p>Cheers!</p><p>Luke</p>