Tech Expo/Mardi Gras Pig Roast

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Creator:
MrWorld
Status:
Early planning
Born On:
09:16, 26 January 2011 (CST)
Last Updated:
10:59, 31 January 2011 (CDT)

Overview

Last November, we made a large profit for the shop by showing off our projects and equipment while we served food. Since the first pig roast, we've been getting bigger and better with each attempt. We've been better about the food, we've had more projects to show guests and we've advertised better. I definitely hope to benefit from the lessons we've learned with this event. I hope we can use some of the income to offset our winter heating costs and invest in long-term improvements for the shop, as well as recruiting members to keep us money-positive with long-term sustainable donations.

The biggest concern up front is who is going to pay for the pig, feel free to add yourself to the list below. You can pledge any amount of money, and you should get your money back after the event. We haven't had a loss on this event yet, so it's a pretty safe bet on your investment.

I'd like this one to have a Mardi Gras theme, since it'll be in that time of year. We could decorate a little, maybe acquire some silly hats, and I'm planning on making some small mardi gras case-mods for RC cars. If we want to drive around any other robots or rc projects, we could have a small parade. Opticron also suggested some kind of candy delivery system, something like a candy mortar.

Lessons Learned

  • Cooking the Pig
    • Pit Cooking was much easier than Spit Cooking. The pig can be left unattended for longer periods of time.
    • Need to open the Aluminum Foil not over the pit/fire. Can cause a grease fire: Video of the great Pig Grease Fire of 2010

Basic Event Information

  • Name: TBD ("pig roast")
  • Logistics: MrWorld
  • Date: March 5, 2011
  • Time: 12PM (Attendee Arrival Time)
  • Location: Make Shop
  • Cost to Attend: $10 / person, or $15 for two people.


Calendar

  • March 5 2011, 12:00pm - 6:00pm: Tech Expo and Mardi Gras Pig Roast

DIY Tech Expo

Explain the technology, not the project. Show folks how easy it is to get into making some amazing things. Lower the bar of introduction.

  • Open manufacturing
    • 3D printing
    • CNC machining
    • Vacuum forming
    • Forge/Foundry
    • Mold making
  • Computer vision
    • augmented reality
    • multitouch
    • 3D scanning
    • 2D barcodes
  • Robotics
  • Screen printing
  • Microcontrollers
  • Spaceflight
    • Near-Space Photography
    • Rocketry
  • Local Resource Technologies

The Pig

  • Rocket City Meats.
    • Omegix calling Mr. Phillips at Rocket City Meats on Monday Feb 21st to reserve the pig
    • Last time: Half Headless 55-60lb Pig is $1.99 / lb (~$110)
      • Note from last time: We should go a size up from last time, we ran out of pig early.

Volunteering to buy the pig

$50 buy in and you should get your money back

  • MrWorld

Mardi Gras Theme

Preaux, MrWorld, and some other members miss being in those rare towns that celebrate Mardi Gras every year, and since it's happening during the season we'd like to have this event have a Mardi Gras theme.

  • RC Mardi Gras parade
    • Any robots or RC projects welcome
    • MrWorld pledges two cars to the event
  • Candy
    • Some kind of candy delivery system
    • Can nerf guns shoot size-appropriate sweets?
    • Candy mortar (merits its own page?)
      • Volunteers?

Volunteers

  • Shop Cleanup - we'll need to make sure the place is clean for company
  • Wood Chips
  • Charcoal (6 bags) (size of bags?) - Opticron
  • Cooking
    • Pig
      • MrWorld
      • Preaux
      • Your Name here!
    • Second Main Dish
    • Sides
    • Desserts
      • MrWorld wants to ask:
        • Benalene
        • Alii
        • MsEli
  • Drinks
  • Chairs
  • plates, cups, knives, spoons, forks, bowls

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