Patent ID: 6955283

Claim:
An adaptable mandrel for spin forming, comprising: a backing plate; a first mandrel portion defining a spin forming contour surface and attached to the backing plate; a second mandrel portion defining a spin forming contour surface removably attached to the backing plate, such that the second mandrel portion is attachable to the backing plate in at least two different positions relative to the first mandrel portion, wherein a first configuration is defined when the second mandrel portion is attached to the backing plate, such that the first and second mandrel portions abut one another and a second configuration when the first and second mandrel portions are spaced from one another to define a mandrel gap; and at least one mandrel spacer defining a spin forming contour surface, wherein the mandrel spacer is removably attached to the backing plate, and wherein the mandrel spacer is structured and arranged to occupy the mandrel gap while the first and second mandrel portions are spaced from one another in the second configuration, such that the mandrel is adaptable to define at least two different continuous spin forming patterns.