mandrel
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- noun
- /ˈmændrəl/
- Specialized
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mandril
- The tubes are gently bent with minimal sweeps and gentle bends on simple, inexpensive mandrel benders.
Examples
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Once he had milled the ring's rough dimensions, he had to fabricate a custom mandrel to hold the ring for the rest of the job.
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The technician used a mandrel to support the pipe while welding its seams to ensure a precise fit.
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And you see, we have many different size mandrels over here for all the different size pipes.
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This wire or spring is wound around a mandrel and heated to a specific temperature and held until it cools.
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A tube was formed by wrapping and hammer-welding strips of steel around a mandrel.
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After cooling, I removed the beads from the mandrels and cleaned out the powdery residue left in the holes by the separator.
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The glass starts out as rods, made by Stourbridge glass manufacturer Plowden & Thompson, which I melted in the flame and applied to 4mm wide stainless steel mandrels.
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An expanding mandrel is essential for shaping the metal part accurately during the manufacturing process.
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In the workshop, various sizes of mandrels are available for forming different components in machining tasks.
Synonyms
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A long thin stick of metal or wood used for a specific purpose
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mandrel also means a rod put inside material to shape or support it; a helpful way to remember this is to picture a jeweller sliding a ring onto a ring 'mandrel' to make a perfect circle, so a mandrel holds the work and keeps its shape as you bend or form it.