mandrel

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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

The prop sits on a mandrel that supports it firmly.

From Time Magazine Archive

For circular rows of holes the centre line of the spindle is adjusted parallel with and at a proper distance from that of the mandrel.

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

As c must be removed from the arbor or mandrel every time the saw is changed, the wear on its thread is great, and in time it becomes loose, which impairs its accuracy.

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