mandrel
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The prop sits on a mandrel that supports it firmly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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The diameter of the lap is increased by driving the taper mandrel through it, and the lead is therefore maintained cylindrically true.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The saw arbor or mandrel is carried by the main frame, and is therefore rigidly held.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The mandrel must be placed with the centres d receiving the lathe centres.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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