Definitions for mandrels

mandrels man·drel

Spelling: [man-druh l]
IPA: /ˈmæn drəl/

Mandrels is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 485 anagrams from letters in mandrels (adelmnrs).

Definitions for mandrels

noun

  1. a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
  2. a spindle on which a circular saw or grinding wheel rotates.
  3. the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe.

Origin of mandrels

1510-20; perhaps akin to French mandrin

Examples for mandrels

Claim—Constructing shells for firearms by forcing the metal into a mould around an internal shell supported on a mandrel.

The discs are made by pouring lead round the screw-nose of the mandrel.

This mandrel has now on it the cylinder, which is to be taken off.

The next step would be to turn out a bore and fit a mandrel into it.

The shell to form the central chamber is attached to a mandrel, and the metal forced into a mould around it.

The point of the mandrel was driven through a piece of block tin, about 1/2 in.

The second way is to weld a collar and shape this on a mandrel.

The disc is, of course, mounted on the mandrel, and the work on the slide-rest.

In this case, the casting would also be held by pressing a mandrel through the hub; as shown.

On the inner end of the mandrel put a block (F) of hard wood.

Word Value for mandrels
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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