[KwartzLab] How many blades??

[Katrina Somers]

Just a question - what are the odds of any of the blades breaking?  I
had assumed that there would be some potential for a snapped blade (I
confess ignorance on the type you're proposing, I just know I've
broken blades on pumpkins before!) and that the number of them would
ensure that we weren't short at all.  Am I out to lunch?

Katchan

On 5 October 2011 07:59, Jeff Schmidt <digitalfalcon at rogers.com> wrote:
> 110 was only if the participants were keeping their blades. I was planning on buying a gross (144) for 50 bucks, but if you need less than that (40? 50?) I may just get them locally.
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> - Jeff
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> On Oct 5, 2011, at 1:28 AM, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:
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>> Here's my opinion, for whatever it is worth: We are planning to
>> support up to 100 kids over the course of the event, but they aren't
>> all carving pumpkins simultaneously.  That makes me think we can do
>> with far fewer blades.  Unless each participant keeps their blade, but
>> I don't see a compelling reason for that, and it's a pain to
>> manufacture so many blades. We were earlier talking about having 10
>> pumpkin carving stations. That number isn't solid, as we haven't
>> chosen a venue yet.  However, there's a limit to how many simultaneous
>> kids we can reasonable support. We are limited by some combination of
>> space and available volunteers.  Right now, I'd guess that 20 blades
>> would be plenty.
>>
>> You've actually done this before, and I haven't.  If you are
>> recommending 110 blades, then you probably have a good reason, and I'm
>> happy to follow your recommendation.  I don't feel particularly
>> qualified to "own" the decision on how many blades we need.
>>
>> On 4 October 2011 22:00, Jeff Schmidt <digitalfalcon at rogers.com> wrote:
>>> Hey pumpkin carving planners!  How many blades do we need to make?  I need to know so I can get the scroll saw blades and dowels.
>>>
>>> I'd recommend one blade per participant plus 10% but I need you to confirm...
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>>> - Jeff
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