Creative Mark Paint Tube Wringer Heavy Duty

I lived in Springfield, Oregon and worked in Eugne from 1972 until 1976. During this period I acquired a Gill Tube Wringer. I have used it regularly for all these years and can truthfully say that it works every bit as good today as the day I got it. You just wont believe how well it works until you try it. This is a piece of precision machine work which will last a lifetime in normal use. It is worth every penny you pay for it.

I received one of these heavy duty tube wringers as an art supply tool about 20 years ago and it has quickly found uses all over the house beyond its original art duties. I use it for paint tubes, toothpaste, various medicinal tubes, glues, wasabi - anything in a tube, really. The tube wringer is simple to use and is the most effective way Ive used of squeezing every last drop out of a tube - especially when compared to those little plastic paint tube keys. The wringer not only flattens but crimps the tube which helps to prevent squeezed material from spreading back out into the body of the tube, especially in metal tubes (not so much in stiffer plastic like wasabi comes in). It is so satisfying to use that when I pull it out to wring some tubes, I find myself drifting around the house looking for more tubes to wring. ;) I recommend the wringer with the metal rollers. Models with plastic rollers exist but they only save you a couple of bucks and Id imagine would have a shorter life span. I mostly do my painting during winter but my tube wringer gets plenty of use on toothpaste tubes during summer making it a welcome addition to the household.

It was not what I expected at all. It did not have a tight grasp. I was very disappointed. It had a short return date and and now I am stuck with a product I am not satisfied with. It did not meet my expectations at all!

This is a very sturdy device . I use it to make the little ridges in my copper designs for jewelry. It is easy to slide the copper into. It hasn’t caused me any hand fatigue while turning the copper into the zig zag look. I’m sure it will last for years to come it is made so hardy. I have found I use this great gadget for things I never thought of before. I highly recommend this.

This is a super heavy duty tool that will crimp your oil paint tubes or toothpaste tubes, or any other tubes so tightly that you can even cut off the long end of the tube that is empty. The big plus that this crimper has over the plastic-handled model that sells for half the price is that you cant pinch your hand when you squash down on the handle. So I think its worth the extra money.

So happy that I purchased this. Paint is expensive so I want every drop that I paid for. I love it.

My 10-year-old daughter unfailingly squeezes the toothpaste tube which drives me crazy. This great device not only pushes the toothpaste to the top, but crimps the tube so you dont need to leave the clunky device on the tube. I love the 19th century elegance of the solution. My wife, at first horrified by the price, now calculates it will save us money over the long run. She, too is under the spell of the clever and practical mechanism. Reminds me of a steam punk novel.

The tube-wringer I received is manufactured in the USA by Gill Mechanical Company in Eugene, OR. Its a well-made, sturdy product that does exactly what its supposed to do. I bought it for tubes of paint, but it works on other metal and plastic tubes as well. I recommend it highly. The URL on the product is [...] I dont know if you will get the same product when you order or if they ship whatever they have on hand. You might want to check first.

For years I never bothered with these tube squeezers since I had a small wood section of a 2 x 4 that I used to flatten all my artist’s oil paint tubes. Worked great - the tubes flattened nicely as I worked the paint towards the top and then folded the flat part, but the problem was that as I squeezed paint out some worked its way back down, and after a few sessions I’d have to flatten the tube again. I didn’t know it, but I was “doing it all wrong” and basically working too hard at this task. So, fast forward to a chance ad recently for a cheaper squeezer and I looked into them and decided that I might as well spend the extra money for a quality product. Price seems high, but it’s quick and will ensure you get as much paint out of each tube as possible. Man - I love this thing! Easy to use, works very quickly, and let me tell you every last molecule of paint is worked towards the top, and with just a few turns of the handle. The ‘flattened’ area is corrugated so it’s really hard for the paint to work it’s way back down. Even then, as I recap each tube and before putting them into my paint drawer I re-insert the tube back into the squeezer and with a quick crank or two the tube is 100% ready for easy squeezing next time. Of course - make sure your cap is secure lest paint go flying out (for old paint-encrusted caps it may be a good idea to ‘squeeze’ the tube over a garbage can??). Also, no worries about over-squeezing ~ when the tube is done the handle simply stops turning. Well-made and highly recommended. You’ll love it!

This works extremely well. Will save a lot on paint cost as it gets all of the paint out of the tube. And it seals off so well that the excess tube can be cut off to save storage space.