Abstract: A tool for cleaning or changing contact tips is provided which avoids damaging the tips. The tool has a handle portion with a cylindrical bore therein and a rotatable member eccentrically mounted in an aperture in the side of the handle having teeth for adjustably engaging the side of the contact tip when a contact tip is inserted into the cylindrical bore. An annular insert is located in the outer end of the cylindrical bore having teeth for cleaning splatter from the contact tip. The cylindrical bore in the handle member may be offset from the center of the handle member to cause the handle member to provide eccentric movement when rotated about a contact tip.