Transporting Build Devices

[XJcwolfyX]

This is a question for any of you who have competed at a tournament where you had to fly there (Far invitationals, Florida Nationals (x2), etc.): How did you transport your building events? Did you ship them? Have someone drive? Hire a moving company?

Thanks!

[windu34]

This is a question for any of you who have competed at a tournament where you had to fly there (Far invitationals, Florida Nationals (x2), etc.): How did you transport your building events? Did you ship them? Have someone drive? Hire a moving company?

Thanks!

Being from Florida, my team (and especially myself as a primary builder in three builds) deal with this so often it has become a HUGE factor in the design process. I use nuts and bolts instead of screws and nails, brackets instead of glue, etc. For events (such as Robot Arm and Electric Vehicle), we build cases out of wood to protect it in transport. In addition, we stockpile foam and bags of air. For events like Air Trajectory, it is very important to over-build everything (reinforce) because one small mis-placed bump can miscalibrate your device

[samlan16]

Although I personally have not been to an out of state invite in a few years (we would have this year, but our sponsor...), some parents would typically drive all the building devices seperate from the rest of the team. I have also heard of teams thoroughly bubble wrapping their stuff, checking it, and hoping for the best when flying.

[Fanglin]

It honestly depends on the machine you are transporting. For things like air trajectory, you can usually put it in the bottom of a bus, or in the trunk of a car. It won't break unless you have a really flimsy design. For gliders, find a right sized shoe box, and have one glider per box. For Bottle rockets, just put it somewhere where it can't get crushed or damaged. I have seen some teams also protect them by placing them in giant cardboard tubes.

[Fluorine]

to add on to this does anyone have any tips on transporting proteins for protein modeling? The tubers are not exactly sturdy and move pretty easily. For the most part, our team is going to package it well and then hope for the best. Guarantee you I will up late the night before competition trying to fix all the proteins.

[windu34]

to add on to this does anyone have any tips on transporting proteins for protein modeling? The tubers are not exactly sturdy and move pretty easily. For the most part, our team is going to package it well and then hope for the best. Guarantee you I will up late the night before competition trying to fix all the proteins.

We build cases for them

[IKnowtheWrightStuff]

to add on to this does anyone have any tips on transporting proteins for protein modeling? The tubers are not exactly sturdy and move pretty easily. For the most part, our team is going to package it well and then hope for the best. Guarantee you I will up late the night before competition trying to fix all the proteins.

My team also creates custom boxes for them, and when they are brought on the bus, the team members gingerly holds them.