Need all the discharge info I can get.

[jasonl]

you are going about this completely the wrong way...........
get you azz in front of both bosses at the same time and try this approach..

No 1 you are each my boss and I am getting mixed messages you say go and  you say no it is not up to me to figure it out. decide and advise . I need to know 3 things in a unified voice ...WHAT DO YOU WANT.......
WHEN DO YOU WANT IT..............
HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED........
If you don't do at least this you are the fall guy dead man, doesn't matter which one kills you as you will be just as dead!!!!!

No 2
Tell them you are a smart guy, you have made some very good progress on the  discharge thing guessing and experiomenting your way through but you are not a god who can pull new magic out of your AZZ.
If they want to implement a new process to you and them tell them you are the guy AFTER THEY GET YOU SOME TECHNICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING.
F-THEM what if they need a simple operation like a tooth pulled do they come to you and say you better figure it out because you need to pull my tooth by noon tommorow...F no they go to a skilled trained professional.

NO 3 ANY BUSINESS THAT WOULD PUT AN EMPLOYEE IN THIS POSITION IS RUN BY DICKWEEDS......learn the discharge process let them pay for it then go get another job or a freaking raise because it sounde like these clowns could not wipe thie ass let alone run a business. Training advancement and progress come top down....they are simply whipping a good horse to death...this is not your problem.

No4  I quote you..."I am crapping my pants right now because if anything were to happen or go wrong guess who would be to blame and who should have known everything about discharge in two months". Did you ever hear of a guy called  HITLER I thing he is your a-hole boss and his personality is overpowering you and the OTHER BOSS leaving your nuts up for grabs

if what you say is really true and you get your nuts handed to you because can't master a difficult process that no one else in the joint can manage including the owners take these freaking loosers to the damn labor board and F them if you have the skills and wits you seem to have with the discharge work you did for these clowns you have excellent skills get your self another job working for a boss(s) who at least treat you like a human being...............if what you say is true run and run like hell sweat shops are illeagal.
mooseman

Mooseman, you made my day with that reply. So here is an update.....

I have figured out everything through massive amounts of testing and experimentation. I figured out all the color garments that we make which will not discharge properly (which took a lot of work to prove to boss #1) Nailed the additive down to 5% for best results, dryer speed, set discharge mixing area. I am now able to print 2-6 color jobs easily. They have both backed off after I lost my crap on them one day which was a gamble but I was pushed to my breaking point. It gets a bit stressful when I have to run the production floor, (50 employees) take care of all the equipment repair and maintenance,  break down and crate up an auto for shipment, and print show samples and figure out how to print all new designs. Hell last week I cut out a wall, framed it out, installed jack posts for support, reframed and drywalled the whole thing. I feel like a swiss army knife at times lol. At least the pressure is off and I can relax a bit. Thanks for all the advise everyone. It helped greatly!

EXACTLY why I started my own shop!

[RICK STEFANICK]

what is the best way to mix the components together? - start with base, then add dye, mix, add agent, mix, then water? or mix agent and water together then add to dye base mix?

buy pre mixed colors and use a fomula guide provided  then add your agent..

[mooseman]

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Mooseman, you made my day with that reply. So here is an update.....

I have figured out everything through massive amounts of testing and experimentation. I figured out all the color garments that we make which will not discharge properly (which took a lot of work to prove to boss #1) Nailed the additive down to 5% for best results, dryer speed, set discharge mixing area. I am now able to print 2-6 color jobs easily. They have both backed off after I lost my crap on them one day which was a gamble but I was pushed to my breaking point. It gets a bit stressful when I have to run the production floor, (50 employees) take care of all the equipment repair and maintenance,  break down and crate up an auto for shipment, and print show samples and figure out how to print all new designs. Hell last week I cut out a wall, framed it out, installed jack posts for support, reframed and drywalled the whole thing. I feel like a swiss army knife at times lol. At least the pressure is off and I can relax a bit. Thanks for all the advise everyone. It helped greatly!
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hey man thanks for the note...one more suggestion now that you know you can climb mountains that idiots throw in front of you your next peak is a money mountain, go find some financing, start your own shop use what you learned working for dick & weed and hire people and treat them like you wish the dickweeds you work for treated you....you will make millions!!!!!!!
The stuff you worked out would have killed a lesser man. There isn't a member on this board (that have employees) that wishes they could hire more peiople like you,

please always think about your future....the great things you are doing there come from your drive and talent not luck and chance.
Respectfully
mooseman

[mjrprint]

Thank you Mooseman! I haven't gotten a pat on the back like that in a long time. I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement.