Ratcheted Toothpaste Tube Squeezer

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 Get your Prusameters… Post your Makes!

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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)