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
This cone mandrel and support is merely an attachment to be put on the machine as occasion may require.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
When a grooved mandrel is used, its diameter should be slightly less than the required diameter of spring, as when released the coils expand in diameter.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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 Rose, Joshua
