cbsjoez1935

While enjoying the router workshop, I was particularly interested in the two wrench system that Bob and Rick used. My Hitachi router came with a thin short 21MM wrench that only fits the collet. I measured the shaft nut to be 23MM. With this information I happily went to my local Sears store and bought the wrenches. Alas, the 23MM wrench is too thick to fit onto the shaft nut. HD and L do not stock single metric wrenches in my area, so I am still looking. Anyone know where Bob & Rick got those wrenches or did they modify existing wrenches?

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bobj3

Hi cbsjoez1935

Not 100% sure but I recall Rick saying at one time they had them made up for them out of aircraft Alum..

I don't have a Hitachi router but I do have some PC routers that use the two wrench system and I didn't like how thin they are so I took some 5/8" thick hardwood (walnut) and glued the stock to the wrenchs then put in two brass rivets to be on the safe side now they fit my hand and work great when I use them.

5/8" thick Walnut with a dado down the center the same size as the wrench I just dropped it in the dado drilled the holes for the rivets put in some small holes in the walnut to hide the rivets ends in.

You can find extra wrench's at the flea market ( the stamped out type called server wrench's)

Or you can buy the Bent Type from Sommerfeldtools.com for about 15.oo bucks they are a bit thicker than the norm.
http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/list.asp?d=130&p=1
I should note that the bent type wrench works great in the router table it will let you change the bit from the top side of the table that comes in nice when you don't want to move the fence or you don't want to pop the router out of the router table and change the setting on the router bit.

Bj

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BrianS

Could you not just grind the open end of the wrench thinner? I've made "custom" wrenches similar to this in the past.

Brian

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bobj3

Hi Brian
You could but they are so long (21mm would be about 12" to 14" long) not to say anything about the cost of a 21mm wrench.

Bj

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I use my M12v with two wrenches. I took the original one and filed it down a little and use the sommerfelds bent type for the nut.

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paulcomi

I thinned a wrench I found from an online retailer. You're right about a standard wrench being long but it does work. I just used a grinder and quenched the tool periodically in a cup of water.

bobj3

I also made one from a standard metic wrench, I used a (19mm) combo Japanise one because they are a bit shorter and thiner than the norm and just ground the wrench opening a bit more to fit the nut (24mm) and then took the torch to it and bent the wrench to what it needed to be then put in oil, I did bent it a bit more so I could get it a bit deeper in the hole and under the big panel bits.

( a 1.00 dollar flea market wench)

see snapshot below.





Bj

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rh111

woodpeckers sells wrenches though i think that all of them are bent.

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cbsjoez1935

Bob,

I will be looking around in flea markets and "cheap" tool suppliers to see if I can find the shaft nut wrench I require. I will use Hitachi's 21mm for the collet with the hardwood handle modification recommended. I see you state the shaft nut wrench as being 24mm. I thought I had measured it at 23mm, but my extrapolating standard caliper measurements to metric may not be all that accurate. Again, thanks for the quick reply.

bobj3

Hi cbsjoez1935

You may be right on the size ,the one in the post is for a Frued and it may not be the same size as yours.

It just shows a easy/cheap way to get what you need.

Bosch/Makita/Triton 23.8mm 15/16"
http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/item....r003&d=159&b=1

HIT/FEIN/DEWALT/21.03mm 3/4"
http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/item....r002&d=159&b=1

Bj

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