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
When expanding mandrels are caused to expand by a wedge acting upon split sections of the mandrel, they rarely expand evenly and do not maintain a true cylindrical form.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Before hanging a saw on a mandrel, it is necessary to know that the mandrel itself runs true in its bearings or boxes.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Indeed, if these holes f have been accurately bored, a neatly fitting mandrel passed through them should hold the side frames true.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
