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Andyl, the shimano tool from what i could tell from the interwebz picture was like a hed doctor, you'd need one to fit well in the internal diameter of the 'tube'.
Stoner, I tried that too but somehow the cone kept either loosening or tightening itself after a few rides. I think it is hard to stop the tube 'following' the cone as you back it off against the outer locknut and so you don't get a good enough grip between cone and locknut. I was baffled by how this resulted in the hub tightening itself though as its a normal thread on the right hand side, the axle trying to follow the rest of the hub as it turns forward should loosen itself against the cone and locknut not tighten. One of my 2 still managed to though!
The best I managed minus a suitably sized expander wedge was to cut a 2mm wide by 3mm deep slot across the outer opening of the disc side of the 'tube'axle, and then balance it on an old steel ruler held in a vice. There was plenty of 'tube' left to butt up against the inside of the fork dropout to secure the hub, and you could get the tube to stay still whilst you adjusted the cones.