any tips for loading shirts on an auto?

[SkylinePrints]

I find it much earsier to flip as I load. then you can stick both hands in with the shirt flat, pull it toward you and load it on. doing it that way I can average 400 a hour loading and unloading by myself.try it.

Same here Rick.   

[RICK STEFANICK]

What do you mean by flip? Like having your shirts stacked opposite of the side you are printing on?

yes, once you get the hang of it you will never go back.

[RICK STEFANICK]

hey nathan, would you post a short vid of you loading with that technique. I can hardly record one let alone post it.

[Socalfmf]

practice practice practice

that is the way young jedi...

[Sbrem]

the first 2 million were the hardest... I always pushed the shirt forward over the plate all the way to the shoulder seams, then grab the same shoulder seams and pull the shirt back into the  proper place. 400 an hour easy peasy, with a puller, 600. I don't quite get the flip thing either, post a video, I always like learning something new.

Steve

[mk162]

Same, if practice made perfect, I would be a jedi master in the sack.   

[killergraphics]

I don't quite get the flip thing either, post a video, I always like learning something new.

Steve

Maybe the flip thing is a better quicker way for the fall. Me, when in a rush, I go straight from stack to pallet and don't drop.

I went and found the World Record M&R vid and he does it?

2010 World Speed Record Set on Challenger III

[RICK STEFANICK]

Same, if practice made perfect, I would be a jedi master in the sack.   

I am a jedi master in the sack..

[ebscreen]

That world record video is what you are aiming for. Not necessarily that fast, but homeboy has got the mechanics down pat.

[alan802]

I load like the world record guy, with the print side down and I am much faster that way.  I used to load the print side up and it's just not as good for me and I'm at least 200 faster an hour.

[Gabe]

i believe people under six feet tall  performs better at loading and unloading
than guys over six feet tall
i used to work with a 5 feet dude he could out perform the burrito champion
at the video

[Sbrem]

That's a reasonable assumption, I'm 6" 2", and my back does complain about it. I gotta check out the world record vid; Alan do you have a vid of that? I know Frog likes them upside down so he can see if there are any defects on the side he isn't printing to avoid rejects after the fact.

Steve

[alan802]

As a matter of fact I do.  I don't remember how fast this was but it wasn't machine maximum speed at all, probably around 700 an hour if I had to guess.  I can load our press at about 1080 an hour but it's not easy for me to keep up for very long.

Loading Shirts.MPG

[killergraphics]

Nice vid Brother.

Must truly be something to work in a shop you can move around in.

[alan802]

Nice vid Brother.

Must truly be something to work in a shop you can move around in.

I don't take it for granted, that's for sure.  I'm extremely proud of the production area and how it runs.  And to answer your other question about the dryer, that thing is unbelievable.  I got an in depth tour of it when Rich was in town and M&R has done such a good job on their dryers that "I don't think" there is nobody on earth that can duplicate that type of quality, engineering and productivity, just my opinion though.  I'd love to get a good look at other brands of dryers like Interchange and there is a new one just installed here in town so I may see if the shop will be kind enough to let me look at it.  From what Rich taught me about the Sprint, I can't imagine another manufacturer going to that extreme on what essentially is a simple piece of equipment.  I'm running our first discharge job through it in about 5 minutes, I got the donut probe out and got the temp and belt speed settings where I think they need to be and I'll know in about 400 shirts how well it handled the job.  I'm sure I won't be disappointed one bit.