Inverted Delta - What does an inverted delta on a print represent? is an interesting thread. Over the years I've had some interesting experiences with prints. Once, during the early 1990's a print called out a rubber manufacturer, a small company in Chicago, for what was essentially a neoprene gasket. A company called me for help because DESC wouldn't accept the parts a company made ('spares' under a small business set aside contract). The rubber company specified on the print was in Chicago but had gone out of business years earlier. To get the print changed would be a 1 year plus process with the complication that since only the manufacturer was cited on the print (no composition, performance or other related criteria), no one could actually say what the gasket was made of. The print was from about 1952. The company eventually defaulted on the contract, took a loss and trashed the ones they had made because the cost and time to go through the process would have eaten up any profit.
A second interesting experience, only a few years back, was where the supplier got Chinese prints from the customer. It took almost 2 months to get the prints translated, and even then there was a fair amount of guessing.
Just wondering... What interesting / unusual experiences have you had with prints?
A second interesting experience, only a few years back, was where the supplier got Chinese prints from the customer. It took almost 2 months to get the prints translated, and even then there was a fair amount of guessing.
Just wondering... What interesting / unusual experiences have you had with prints?

