[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Jeff Schmidt]

So just to clarify, this is for the people who don't bring their own pumpkin?  Or for everyone?

Also, regarding the saws - I wasn't able to come out on Tuesday so I don't know what was discussed.  But I suggest one blade per pumpkin plus about 20% extra to account for breakage.  People could then take the blades home with them.  It's definitely best to buy them online.  I can get one gross (144 blades) for $50.  That is for big, thick blades that are unlikely to break.


There's also no need to use patterns - people could draw their own patterns and then "trace" the lines with the saw.

- Jeff






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>From: doug moen <doug at moens.org>
>To: KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca>
>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:10:01 AM
>Subject: [KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween
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>I talked to the guy at Nauman's farm.  Their best offer is this:
>* Early on Saturday Oct 29: get a pickup truck from a rental agency.
>* 9am on Saturday, we show up at the farm with the truck, they load
>us up with pumpkins.  We pay for all the pumpkins (half price).
>* After the event, before they close, we bring back any pumpkins we
>didn't use, and they dispose of them.  No refunds, but they don't
>charge us for accepting waste, either, and they help us unload.
>
>They charge for pumpkins based on size. The smallest pumpkin that is
>easy to carve is $4.  The $5 pumpkin looks like a reasonable size (not
>too small or large).  So 100 $5 pumpkins will cost $250.  We let them
>know in advance how many pumpkins of what size we will need, and they
>ensure that those pumpkins are available and waiting for us when we
>show up.
>
>That's a completely workable plan. It requires $250 for pumpkins
>(unless we get < 100), plus truck rental, plus it's a full day's work
>for at least one volunteer.
>
>I'm not sure that we'll find a pumpkin farm desperate enough to
>dedicate a truck and a worker to spend a day at our event in exchange
>for the opportunity to sell 100 pumpkins, on what is probably a very
>busy day for pumpkin sales.  (The dynamics change if we hold the event
>at a pumpkin farm, but I'm not pursuing that idea.)
>
>However, I will continue talking to pumpkin farms to see if there is a
>better deal out there.
>
>Doug.
>
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