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

On the live centre d is a clamp for securing the work or mandrel holding dog.

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

The wings e f may then be closed on the mandrel to their proper width and the whole hub end being trimmed by hand, all the previous work having been done under the steam hammer.

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

The half-round mandrel being fixed to the lathe face plate will remain true, obviating the liability of the centre of the spherical surface being out of line with the axis of the bearing-bore.

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