mandrel
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Then a mandrel in the center is pulled out, leaving a roughly star-shaped cavity on whose surface the fuel will start to burn when the rocket is fired.
From Time Magazine Archive
The prop sits on a mandrel that supports it firmly.
From Time Magazine Archive
The diameter of the lap is increased by driving the taper mandrel through it, and the lead is therefore maintained cylindrically true.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
When a mandrel is fitted to the sockets for the lathe centre, it should have a thread and nut, as shown in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The small end of the mandrel is thus the standard of its size, and the wear of the collar gauge is in the same direction as that of the reamer.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
