Spike wrench XC TF

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When I took my kids to get their first set of spikes for cross country, the person at the store warned us that the spike wrenches always get lost, and to hold on to one for backup. While we still have the wrenches that came with the shoes, it looked like it'd be easy enough to design a 3d-printable one. This works fine with track spikes. The slot is a little snug with XC spikes, but if you press hard enough it fits. The real spike wrenches have a metal insert for the working surfaces, so you wouldn't be able to do this, and I assume that it'll break down over time, but this works in a pinch. When this one wears out, i'll try another one with a slightly wider slot. There's a plain version and one with a (really rough) sketch of our school's Viking mascot on the flat. :)