Ratcheted Toothpaste Tube Squeezer with ergonomic handle

简介

We found Roland Deschain's toothpaste tube sqsueezer (https://makerworld.com/en/models/30246-ratcheted-toothpaste-tube-squeezer?from=search#profileId-81827) to be very useful. One family member, however, has arthritis issues and can't quite manage the force necessary to roll up the tube with the squeezer. We designed a removable handle that has more leverage so the required force is less. The remix here is exactly his (body, shaft, and ratchet are identical), but with the knob replaced by one with little projections that mate with recesses in a long handle. The handle need only be attached, if desired, when used to tighten the end of the tube and then can be removed for more compact storage of the tube and squeezer.We did use brims and supports and printed this in both ASA and PETG and they both seem to work.edit: The original handle was a tight fit over the engagement projections; it works but it is not particularly convenient to attach the handle. I made a version 2 that has cones instead of cylinders for the engagement projections. It is much easier to attach the handle to the knob and to remove it. There are two files: one with all the parts and one with just the new handle and knob; people who downloaded the original version who find the handle too difficult to attach can just download the latter. I recommend that you use the _v2 version.