Toothpaste Squeezer

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As part of the Extreme Redesign Challenge, my partner and I chose to improve a daily-use product, opting for the toothpaste squeezer. We found that current toothpaste tubes require users to use two hands to extract remaining paste, which can be inconvenient. Most solutions involve squeezing the tube through an object shaped like lips. However, our design simplifies this process by providing a stable structure for the tube and a handle with a roller that easily pushes out toothpaste. This improves upon existing solutions by maintaining ease of use even when the tube is nearly empty. Our motivation for this redesign was to make morning routines easier for everyone who has experienced difficulty getting all their toothpaste out of the tube. We used 3D printing with PLA plastic, creating two-shell structures with a 5% infill and 0.1 mm layer height. Support material was utilized for the roller and squeezer parts, while a raft supported the main body part during printing. Our team included Angelo Guarnero, Tre Montique, and me; we were guided by our instructor Brent Vermeulen at Hobart High School in Indiana.