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Octagonal Wrench(s) for Rear Hub Nut, page-4 -- TS-106C

On Dec 6, 2020, Ahmed EL Abasiry in Calgary, AB, Canada wrote:
"I decided to make my own. I found a section of square tubing. Cut it diagonally, and bent it on the vise to change the angle from 90* to 135* (Octagon).
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Now, cut it into 4 pieces (~2" long each). Quick test fit.
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Clamped to the nut. Tack welded. Finished welding, filed edges smooth and de-burred.
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Now I will find a scrap socket with 1/2" drive and weld it to the other end".
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End of story"? Nice job, but that last piece doesn't look like a scrap socket. Looks to me like the center of a grinding disc for an angle grinder.

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