This video provides a brief introduction to the Science Olympiad Tower event for the 20232024 season.
Here are the STL jig files I reference in the video for the nonbonus and bonus designs. Each compete jig requires printing a bottom, middle, and top part. I recommend connecting them together with simple masking tape as shown in the video. These are all Division B size, if you want to make Division C jigs, scale all the parts in the Z direction only by 120%:
Nonbonus Division B jig STL parts:
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Bonus Division B jig STL parts:
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All 6 Division B jigs scaled to 120% in the Z direction
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Here are the complete Division B STL files not cut into 3 pieces if you can use them like this:
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If you are new to tower building, please check out my 5part Tower basics series where I discuss and demonstrate the theory behind these tower designs using a scaled down version of the tower:
• Tower Basics: Part 1: Introduction
• Tower Basics: Part 2: Buckling
• Tower Basics: Part 3: MiniTowers 1, 2, 3
• Tower Basics: Part 4: MiniTowers 4, 5, 6
• Tower Basics: Part 5: Conclusion
If you are new to balsa building in general, please check out some of my general information videos:
• Balsa Gluing Techniques
• Creating a Balsa Library and the Impa...
• Balsa Density vs Efficiency
• Science Olympiad Competition Prep for...