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

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

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

These two carry a mandrel d, to which is fastened a face-plate d′ against which the work is chucked.

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