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What tool for pot nut?
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Fraser:
I presume the OP knows that the whole front button panel may be removed from around that pot nut to provide better access ? There are the main corner screws and some tiny screws scattered around the label that hold it in place flat.

Fraser
bdunham7:
It is called a spanner socket, the small ones are commonly found with 4 pins instead of 2, so you might have to grind 2 off.  They're around, but not easy to find generically since they are often sold specifically for a particular use, like axle bearing retainers (a bit big for your pot).  A solid retaining ring pliers may work in a pinch.
james_s:
Are there any small machine shops in your area? That looks like the kind of thing where if you drop by on a slow afternoon they may be able to whip something up for a modest price. That looks like something that anyone with a little experience on a lathe and mill could make out of a scrap of round stock in a few minutes.
Quarlo Klobrigney:
I made my own after not finding any solution.
It was a 32mm socket that I took a Dremel to and left only the 2 teeth to turn a lock ring on a Canon lens assembly.
Just find a socket that you can modify that over fits the nut yet still grabs it.
If I can locate it I'll post a photo.
It just takes a little of your time.
If you have a bench grinder, grind off the majority of the flat area and finish it off with a corrugated cutter wheel-steady hand.
Don't use the thin wheels they hurt when they break.
ChuckDarwin:
Search for an "X-Key Repair Tool" on your favourite auction site or supplier.  Cheap (in all respects), multiple fitments, easy to mod. 
Small bent needle nose to work parallel with the nut rather than from above work well, too.
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