PICTURES, SCORES, VIDEOS!!

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Just a continuation and an organized way to see how other people have been doing so far. Feel free to post any scores you have gotten in practice or competition here.

[Chameleon02]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2N6Qr-oGAs
This is our first test on Boomilevers. The design was for Division B and scored about 600. As you can see the boomilever failed from compression. Please feel free to point out design flaws, etc. It was a disappointing score yet not terrible for our first boomilever. As we have had much prior experience with balsa events our wood selection was tedious and the boomilever came out under 9 grams.

[RishiVanga]

Hey everyone! So I did towers last year and I realize that the average scores for Boomilever will likely be different. I was wondering if anyone knew what a good score is? I managed to place 4th in VA last year and I'm hoping to do as well again. I saw some old scores but the event parameters changed this year from previous ones.

[TheChiScientist]

Hey everyone! So I did towers last year and I realize that the average scores for Boomilever will likely be different. I was wondering if anyone knew what a good score is? I managed to place 4th in VA last year and I'm hoping to do as well again. I saw some old scores but the event parameters changed this year from previous ones.

If you want to have a chance of medaling at a competitive invitational you're gonna need a score of at least 1000. In a less competitive invitational, I'd say 800+ would be good.

[Sciencer101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2N6Qr-oGAs
This is our first test on Boomilevers. The design was for Division B and scored about 600. As you can see the boomilever failed from compression. Please feel free to point out design flaws, etc. It was a disappointing score yet not terrible for our first boomilever. As we have had much prior experience with balsa events our wood selection was tedious and the boomilever came out under 9 grams.

My first thought is that your boom is too heavy, and this is probably what brought you down so low.
Instead of trying to get your boom to hold more, try making it lighter.

[MadCow2357]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2N6Qr-oGAs
This is our first test on Boomilevers. The design was for Division B and scored about 600. As you can see the boomilever failed from compression. Please feel free to point out design flaws, etc. It was a disappointing score yet not terrible for our first boomilever. As we have had much prior experience with balsa events our wood selection was tedious and the boomilever came out under 9 grams.

My first thought is that your boom is too heavy, and this is probably what brought you down so low.
Instead of trying to get your boom to hold more, try making it lighter.

I must disagree with Sciencer. The problem with your boom was the buckling of the compression part. I would try thickening the main compression beams. I believe that the load score increase would greatly outweigh the boomilever's weight increase. To go lighter, I think, would not be a good thing at this stage in the season. Try to get at least a load of 10kg first, and then start shaving off weight.

What sizes are your compression members?

[DarthBuilder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2N6Qr-oGAs
This is our first test on Boomilevers. The design was for Division B and scored about 600. As you can see the boomilever failed from compression. Please feel free to point out design flaws, etc. It was a disappointing score yet not terrible for our first boomilever. As we have had much prior experience with balsa events our wood selection was tedious and the boomilever came out under 9 grams.

My first thought is that your boom is too heavy, and this is probably what brought you down so low.
Instead of trying to get your boom to hold more, try making it lighter.

I must disagree with Sciencer. The problem with your boom was the buckling of the compression part. I would try thickening the main compression beams. I believe that the load score increase would greatly outweigh the boomilever's weight increase. To go lighter, I think, would not be a good thing at this stage in the season. Try to get at least a load of 10kg first, and then start shaving off weight.

What sizes are your compression members?

I second this. Make your boomilever heavier and try to hold most of the sand. Once it holds a good amount strat cutting down the weight of your boomilever.

[TheChiScientist]

My first thought is that your boom is too heavy, and this is probably what brought you down so low.
Instead of trying to get your boom to hold more, try making it lighter.

I must disagree with Sciencer. The problem with your boom was the buckling of the compression part. I would try thickening the main compression beams. I believe that the load score increase would greatly outweigh the boomilever's weight increase. To go lighter, I think, would not be a good thing at this stage in the season. Try to get at least a load of 10kg first, and then start shaving off weight.

What sizes are your compression members?

I second this. Make your boomilever heavier and try to hold most of the sand. Once it holds a good amount strat cutting down the weight of your boomilever.

I third this. It's much easier to start heavy and then perfect the design to minimalize weight... I recommend going round 20-30g first and then work your way to 8-15g.

[MadCow2357]

Lol my first boom was 8g... I'm having trouble finding parts to add more support

[Chameleon02]

My first thought is that your boom is too heavy, and this is probably what brought you down so low.
Instead of trying to get your boom to hold more, try making it lighter.

I must disagree with Sciencer. The problem with your boom was the buckling of the compression part. I would try thickening the main compression beams. I believe that the load score increase would greatly outweigh the boomilever's weight increase. To go lighter, I think, would not be a good thing at this stage in the season. Try to get at least a load of 10kg first, and then start shaving off weight.

What sizes are your compression members?

I second this. Make your boomilever heavier and try to hold most of the sand. Once it holds a good amount strat cutting down the weight of your boomilever.

the compression pieces were 3/16 balsa square, i believe that is too thin, we are considering rectangular shaped or thicker squares.