2024 Science Olympiad Tower: Introduction

This video provides a brief introduction to the Science Olympiad Tower event for the 2023-2024 season.

Here are the STL jig files I reference in the video for the non-bonus 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%:

Non-bonus 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 5-part 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 Impact of...  
   • Balsa Density vs Efficiency  
   • Science Olympiad Competition Prep for the ...