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

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

If it is not essential that the coils be exactly true, take a plain mandrel, such as shown in Fig.

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