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

When expanding mandrels are caused to expand by a wedge acting upon split sections of the mandrel, they rarely expand evenly and do not maintain a true cylindrical form.

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

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

Thus, so long as the collar gauge has not worn more than the 1⁄2000 of an inch it will, if placed upon the mandrel, fit it at some part of its length.

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