[KwartzLab] pumpkins for Hacky Halloween

[Ben Brown]

Hey Jeff, that option sounds good. Can you pick up those blades online
for us (or send us a link)?

Cheers,
Ben

On 9/22/2011 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
>
>     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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