[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Punkin3.14]

My understanding is that we're aiming for 100 participants, so that's us providing a pumpkin for everyone. 

Those blades sound good, Jeff. I missed earlier discussions on this. Do they need to be modified in anyway (i.e., do they have handles suitable for pumpkin carving)?

On 2011-09-22, at 10:20 AM, Jeff Schmidt wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 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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