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

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

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

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