Definitions for: Mandrel


[n] any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts



Webster (1913) Definition: Man"drel, n. [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL.
mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.)
(a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to
hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of
manufacture; an arbor.
(b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving
arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a
pulley. [Written also manderil.]

Mandrel lathe, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp.
for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or
spinning.

Synonyms: arbor, mandril, spindle

See Also: drive, rotating shaft, shaft

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