Iron Heart Coaster - World Tour 2010-2012

[Katsushin]

Don't know about your dogs, but mine will never get tired of playing tug-o-war…

[Beatle]

adorable

[Katsushin]

Excellent little dish scrubby…

[Geo]

amazing run on this thread Kat - i'm gonna have to buy a few dozen coasters for all the stuff i now realise it can be used for 

[Katsushin]

It's so true.
I'll be carrying one in my back pocket at all times from now on, no joke.

[Katsushin]

So I feel like the coasters might be getting a little funky and it's time to do something about it.
I know everyone has an opinion about proper washing techniques and over all denim care.  Everyone has cleaned their denim, but have they ever sterilized it?

I just so happen to own a very nice Midmark autoclave…

Here's a coaster with a sterilization pouch…

Safely tucked in…

And in it goes (only doing one for fear of totally ruining it, which I will replace if I do)…

So it'll be in for 30 minutes at @250 degrees F and 15 pounds of pressure per square inch.  Pics to follow…

P.S.  Hope this wasn't an awful idea...

[elclintor]

fingers crossed!
???

[Seul]

Great idea!.. 250 F holy cow haha…

[madmonday]

Kat is back    you never fail to disappoint. . .can assume who the mystery customer is. . .

damn i can think of a bunch of things i need sterilized, but i would need a bigger machine 

**my sales thread has been delayed until I get back from Easter break 

[Katsushin]

Good.  Maybe I can pull some money out of thin air by then to buy a bunch of what I assume will be totally cheap and underpriced gear in mint condition…

[Katsushin]

And the autoclave results…

The one on the right is the one that got sterilized.  Doesn't look much different except for some if the stitching (especially the W) dulled out a bit, and oh yeah, it is noticeably larger than it's mate now....???

[elclintor]

Whaa?

It got bigger? ???
head explodes…...

[Geo]

Stunned - how the feck does that work?

[jimmy]

i been missing out. never bothered reading this tread cuz well you know it's coasters but damn  ??? some pretty neat things happening.

ouh and WHAT?! it got bigger?
we need to compare some measurements with a brand new one.

[Chris]

Fascinating.  Does it feel thinner?

This is definitely the coolest thing to happen so far in the tour.

[elclintor]

Getting fat? Are your jawns too small for you now?

Throw them in the autoclave!

[jacoavlu]

Getting skinny? Are your jawns too big for you now?

Put yourself in the autoclave!

#justgoodscience

[Katsushin]

Crazy, right?  And no noticeable difference in thickness.
Here's a line up
Top- Brand new one from my private stock
Middle- Sterilized one
Bottom- Other tour one

And for a control comparison, here are two brand new ones, seemingly the same size…

[Beatle]

yap, saving denim..this way the coaster fits into back pocket

[Katsushin]

Little wine before dinner.
Any wine fans, notice the device in the background.  You light the candle and slowly turn a crank to lower the neck and start pouring.  The candle illuminates the bottle so you can see any sediment working it's way down the bottle and ease up on the pour…

And this is what I imagine Seul's dinner looks like every night…