MIL-DTL-14652B
TABLE IV Visual examination of the end item. - Continued
EXAMINE
DEFECT
CLASSIFICATION
MAJOR
(T)
MINOR
X
Design
Any departure from cartoon or drawing. . . . . . . . .
Design or device poorly defined, sharp outline
X
lacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
Shift; device or outline misshapen. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Device flat; underlay missing or not well rounded
X
or prominent; underlay insufficient. . . . . . . . . . . .
Design inadequately covers base cloth; back-
ground or underlay showing through (thin or
X
uneven stitch density). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Border not constructed of schrage stitches or a
combination of blatt and stiele stitches when
X
required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stiele stitches not firmly drawn to produce clearly
X
defined rows or edges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X
Stiele stitch in device not as required by cartoon. .
T
Workmanship,
Kinked, bunched, tangled yarn on face. . . . . . . . .
X
General
Broken, scuffed, or cut yarns on face. . . . . . . . . . .
T
Spot, stain, stiffener, or foreign matter on face. . . .
X
Two or more thread ends untrimmed. . . . . . . . . . .
Creased or folded; will not flatten by manual
T
pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finishing
Type I Embroidered Borders & Overedge
X
Omitted completely or not as specified. . . . . . . . .
Final free end not secured on back of insignia as
T
specified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X
Final free end not specified length. . . . . . . . . . . . .
X
Overedge does not adequately cover border. . . . .
T
Bunched or tangled yarns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
Broken or skipped stitches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
Raveled; ends not secured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
Run-off; not caught in base cloth. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
Not 20-28 stitches per inch on overedge. . . . . . . .
T
Start and finish not at specified point. . . . . . . . . . .
X
Angles or pointed corners rounded off. . . . . . . . . .
X
Too tight or too loose tension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overedge less than 3/32 or more than 5/32 inch
T
in length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
Adhesive from final end exposed on finished edge
Cut shrage or border stitches not adequately
X
covered by overedge stitching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
W
X
Wrong stitch type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not cut in single units as required. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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