[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Jeff Schmidt]

Yep.  I made a jig that holds 20 handles for drilling and gluing.  We can make more jigs though - it's just a 2x4 with holes in it.  I glued my blades with JB weld but any epoxy would work.

- Jeff




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>From: Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca>
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>Sweet. So we'll have a saw-building party in mid-October.
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>On 2011-09-22, at 10:31 AM, doug moen wrote:
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>> Check out Jeff's instructables post:
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/Pumpkin-Carving-Saws/
>> 
>> You make the saw from 3/8" dowel, a scroll saw blade, and epoxy.
>> 
>> On 22 September 2011 10:28, Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca> wrote:
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
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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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