It was just a pinhole

[mk162]

We hardly ever see pinholes as well here.  I had one a while back and the press guy didn't even know it could really happen.  He's never used film, and in his 2.5 years here it was the first he's seen.

if having to blow out 100 shirts was a fire-able offense around here I'd have lost my job years ago.

[3Deep]

Show me a job that mistakes ain't made once in awhile and I'll show you a job where no work is being done.

[Sbrem]

That sounds pretty harsh to fire the guy the way you present it, like others, have him do the spotting and learn from it, and cut the crap, keep an eye open... if it's a common thing, then yeah, that person needs to go...

Steve

[screenxpress]

That turned into a 2 hour discussion about errors.

Have not seen a "pinhole" in months.. pre press is that good.. well..

They missed one.. I missed it on setup.. puller missed it and catcher had close to 100 on the table before that vile son-of-a-bitch got taped off..

The Catcher is about to lose his job for missing it..

Thoughts?..

I think Andy pretty much summed up my thoughts to reply. 

I'm just glad I'm not working for him (or her),

[jsheridan]

The pinhole was the icing on the cake so to speak. We had a big issue last week, one of those jobs where a mistake happens all the way up front and then made it alll the way to the crusty who caught it first.. everyone missed it kind of thing so we were on double secret probation, especially the catcher as the final end of the line.. missed it all.. again.

[1964GN]

So let me get this straight. EVERYONE missed it and the poor SOB at the end of the dry takes the heat?

That shop must have a ton of turnover.

[mk162]

So let me get this straight. EVERYONE missed it and the poor SOB at the end of the dry takes the heat?

That shop must have a ton of turnover.

not much since there is only ever one scapegoat.

[T Shirt Farmer]

So let me get this straight. EVERYONE missed it and the poor SOB at the end of the dry takes the heat?

That shop must have a ton of turnover.

X2

[3Deep]

LOL John the more you plead your case the deeper your getting , pinholes holes starts with the reclaimer/screen room...taking a phrase from Morgan Freeman movie Wanted FIRE THAT MUTHERFFER!

[jsheridan]

im not pleading my case.. i have no control over this and i never run my floor like this.this is how its run here.

the pinhole was pre press 115% their problem and i was very adament about that but was told its ultimately the catcher who has to catch all that.

[3Deep]

If I was catching shirts there and got all this heat I would start looking at the shirt printed before it even gets off the press .  I was just telling my wife the other day when things are very simple and things run to smooth that's when trouble pops up from being to laid back.

[Homer]

funny how that position is usually the lowest paid but the last line of defense for your product quality. I think we've all had pinholes, but I don't think that's the main issue here. It sounds like the lack of paying attention is the issue for everyone involved, hell I'm guilty of getting complacent and going through the motions. Sometimes things like this are good, it makes us all wake up a little....hopefully it didn't cost him his position and it works out ok.

[Frog]

funny how that position is usually the lowest paid but the last line of defense for your product quality. I think we've all had pinholes, but I don't think that's the main issue here. It sounds like the lack of paying attention is the issue for everyone involved, hell I'm guilty of getting complacent and going through the motions. Sometimes things like this are good, it makes us all wake up a little....hopefully it didn't cost him his position and it works out ok.

Likewise, one of the traditionally lowest paid is the screen cleaner/reclamer who, of course, builds the foundation for the rest of the product.
Back when I was cleaning screens almost exclusively, I often found myself singing Todd's "Want of a Nail"

[larryk]

Since the catcher is the one taking the heat maybe a new policy should be in order....... The catcher should be at the other end of the press watching the first shirts pulled from the press as they hit the belt.

[Frog]

Of course, the classic pinholes break out during a run.