On 16 Dec 2016 08:46:18 +0000 (GMT), Alan Braggins wrote:

On 2016-12-15, Thomas Prufer wrote:
On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:44:19 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

see if there is a bike one?

...which is called a "17 mm cone wrench".

In American, it's a cone spanner in English :-)

Come in cheap stamped metal, or better, i.e. Park Tools.

Do bear Dave's "if it's for something not tight" in mind though. Cone
spanners, even the better quality ones, are easily damaged if misused
as standard spanners.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/conewrenches.html

On the other hand a cheap one treated as disposable might be good enough
if it's a one time job, and easier than grinding down a normal spanner.

Back in the '70s I ground down 2 reasonably good spanners, very slowly to
avoid heating them, on a horizontal grinder at work.
Did one side only to keep the treated metal on the other side. Took 'em to
about 2 - 2.5mm IIRC.
Did 14/15 and 15/16 so as to fit most cones, with Campag Record in mind.
They're still OK and were the onl ones that would move a cone that hadn't
been locked down and had been screwed in by the wheel to the point where we
couldn't turn the wheel by hand.
Amazing really, for only one 'proper' side.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway