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

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

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

In small work that has been drilled or bored, a short mandrel is used instead of the piece b.

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