The Xpandrel method of expanding mandrels was introduced in the mid-1990s.
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Original expanding mandrels have a slightly tapered wedge that will expand to hold the item.
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Dr Church had invented an expanding mandrel for fixing boiler tubes, and it was the first tank engine to have a multitube boiler.
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In addition to the outside-holding collets, there are collets used for holding a part on its inside surface so that it can be machined on the outside surface ( similar to an expanding mandrel ).