FLUTING LINES
- These are lines that appear under the columns. Once thought to be
the duplication of the fluting in the columns, it was later discovered
that they were created by the die dragging over the hub. It is the
high point on the hub, formed by the junction of the Memorial
building floor and the columns and/or the point formed by the fluting and the column base, that digs into the die as it
moves, thus producing a fading line as the pressure from the hub decreases.
These lines can be seen under all columns, however, under columns
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, it will more likely be seen as step deviation. Fluting lines tend
to be most obvious under columns 1, 2, 3, 10,11 and 12.
FLUTING LINES UNDER COLUMNS 2 AND 3
OFFSET DIRECTION - This
is the direction, given in degrees, that the trail line is moving in. This indication of movement is directly opposite
from the movement of
the die across the hub face.Example; if the trail line is moving in the direction of 180 degrees (determined by the strongest
to the weakest point on that line), then the die moved in the direction of 000 degrees to create that line.The above
picture shows an offset direction of the fluting lines under columns 2 and 3 to be 190 degrees, indicating that the die moved in the direction
of 010 degrees.
