mandrel

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The prop sits on a mandrel that supports it firmly.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Rag polishing wheels are formed of disks of rags, either woollen or strong cotton, placed loosely side by side, and clamped together upon the mandrel at the centre only.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

At a is a flat place to receive the set-screw of the driver or lathe dog, and at b a flat place upon which the diameter of the mandrel is marked.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

As c must be removed from the arbor or mandrel every time the saw is changed, the wear on its thread is great, and in time it becomes loose, which impairs its accuracy.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua