Time it takes to build quality tower?
-
- Member
- Posts: 235
- Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:30 pm
- Division: C
- State: PA
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Time it takes to build quality tower?
Just curious - how long do you people normally take to build a quality tower? I take about 2.5-3.5 hours of working with no breaks...
builder cult vp // #treegang
-
- Member
- Posts: 158
- Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:18 pm
- Division: B
- State: PA
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 1 time
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
For a quality tower it usually takes me about 4-5 hours no breaks but 6 hours with breaks.
Medals
Invitationals: 9
Regionals: 5
States: 1
Nationals: 1
National Medals
2018: 5th in Towers
2019: Could have gotten top 3 in Boomilevers and Gliders if my team made it
Invitationals: 9
Regionals: 5
States: 1
Nationals: 1
National Medals
2018: 5th in Towers
2019: Could have gotten top 3 in Boomilevers and Gliders if my team made it

-
- Coach
- Posts: 573
- Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:20 pm
- Division: B
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 7 times
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
5 to 6 hours, including wood selection and layout.
Dan Holdgreve
Northmont Science Olympiad
Dedicated to the Memory of Len Joeris
"For the betterment of Science"
Northmont Science Olympiad
Dedicated to the Memory of Len Joeris
"For the betterment of Science"
-
- Member
- Posts: 211
- Joined: Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:59 pm
- Division: C
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 0
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
4-6 depending how many "breaks" I take. After awhile, it becomes faster and more precise.
2018 Nationals: 2nd Place Mystery Architecture || 6th Place Battery Buggy
Cheese's Userpage
Cheese's Userpage
-
- Member
- Posts: 152
- Joined: Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:24 pm
- Division: B
- State: OH
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 1 time
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
As you progress, you will find that the time selecting and testing the wood prior to actual building takes up a larger percentage of the total "build time". The actual build takes 2-3 hours depending on breaks and "distractions". All together, I would agree with 4-6 hours.
-
- Member
- Posts: 235
- Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:30 pm
- Division: C
- State: PA
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
Mhm. I am talking about the time it takes just to build - I'm just wondering if there is a connection between the quality of my towers and the time it takes for me to build because a lot of people tell me I build really fast...Crtomir wrote:As you progress, you will find that the time selecting and testing the wood prior to actual building takes up a larger percentage of the total "build time". The actual build takes 2-3 hours depending on breaks and "distractions". All together, I would agree with 4-6 hours.
builder cult vp // #treegang
-
- Moderator
- Posts: 4315
- Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:48 pm
- Division: Grad
- State: GA
- Has thanked: 216 times
- Been thanked: 75 times
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
Your build speed seems fairly normal to me, if you're excluding time taken to select wood.waffletree wrote:Mhm. I am talking about the time it takes just to build - I'm just wondering if there is a connection between the quality of my towers and the time it takes for me to build because a lot of people tell me I build really fast...Crtomir wrote:As you progress, you will find that the time selecting and testing the wood prior to actual building takes up a larger percentage of the total "build time". The actual build takes 2-3 hours depending on breaks and "distractions". All together, I would agree with 4-6 hours.
-
- Member
- Posts: 235
- Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:30 pm
- Division: C
- State: PA
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
oh ok thanks. i take forever to select wood.Unome wrote:Your build speed seems fairly normal to me, if you're excluding time taken to select wood.waffletree wrote:Mhm. I am talking about the time it takes just to build - I'm just wondering if there is a connection between the quality of my towers and the time it takes for me to build because a lot of people tell me I build really fast...Crtomir wrote:As you progress, you will find that the time selecting and testing the wood prior to actual building takes up a larger percentage of the total "build time". The actual build takes 2-3 hours depending on breaks and "distractions". All together, I would agree with 4-6 hours.
builder cult vp // #treegang
-
- Member
- Posts: 91
- Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:54 pm
- Division: C
- State: MI
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: Time it takes to build quality tower?
Ummmm.... are all these towers built with a partner or alone? Cuz I can never build a tower under 6 hours, especially because I have to build a new jig every time
Last&SeventhYearSciolyer
2020 Events: Boomilever, Wright Stuff, Protein, Chem lab, Gravvy
The Air Trajectory nostalgia hits hard
2020 Events: Boomilever, Wright Stuff, Protein, Chem lab, Gravvy
The Air Trajectory nostalgia hits hard