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
It is obvious that for long work there may be gripping pieces at each end of the mandrel, as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
For circular rows of holes the centre line of the spindle is adjusted parallel with and at a proper distance from that of the mandrel.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
A bit of the wire of proper length is first doubled and then by a special contrivance the two ends are bent around a mandrel so as to form an insertion point or loop.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley
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