Good wrenches for the carbide compact router

Have an older Shapeoko 3xxl with the MDF bed ( no T-track) with another piece of 3/4" MDF
on top of the original bed that I use for a waste board.

Typical tools used include:

A cordless drill, a few drill bits and wood screws. I like this because I can put a screw in a place
where I know the cutter won’t hit it and keeping the part locked down to the bed.

For the collet nut on either a compact router or a spindle (I have both) standard open end / box end wrenches have worked fine.

a set of good calipers and tape measure.

and the software (CC, CM).

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Wrenches, made a 13 from a 14 with a little persuasion from a 10lb sledgehammer. Love the long reach Allen wrenches. Enjoy my “T” handle Allen’s, can’t torque with them though.


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