Mandrel (redirected from Arbor (tool))

mandrel, mandril

1. a spindle on which a workpiece is supported during machining operations

2. a shaft or arbor on which a machining tool is mounted

3. the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe

4. Brit a miner's pick

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mandrel [′man·drəl]

(engineering)

The core around which continuous strands of impregnated reinforcement materials are wound to fabricate hollow objects made of composite materials.

(mechanical engineering)

A shaft inserted through a hole in a component to support the work during machining.

(metallurgy)

A metal bar serving as a core around which other metals are cast, forged, or extruded, forming a true central hole.

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mandrel, mandril

1. A temporary internal support for a light-gauge metal shell during a pile-driving operation; takes the impact of the pile hammer during driving and is then withdrawn before concrete is placed in the shell; also called a pile core. 2. A cylindrical bar or spindle, used chiefly as a support during machining or forming operations.

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Mandrel 

an attachment on metalcutting machine tools for securing products to be worked or cutting tools with center holes. The simplest mandrels consist of a rod with center holes for attachment between the centers of a machine tool or a rod with a cone corresponding to the conical opening in the arbor of a machine tool. Various expanding mandrels are frequently also used.