Machinist's Workbenches

Machinist's Workbenches are a type of Device added by Thermal Expansion. They are combinations of Crafting Tables and Chests. They can store crafting ingredients as well as multiple crafting recipes. Unlike the Crafting Table, Workbenches do not lose items when their GUI is closed, and players that access them share GUIs instead of working separately.

Schematics allow Workbenches to store crafting recipes for easy access.

Machinist's Workbenches can only be used for manual crafting. For automated crafting, the Cyclic Assembler can be used.

Crafting

Machinist's Workbench

Shaped Crafting

• Crafting Table
• 2x Copper Ingot
• Paper
• Strongbox

Machinist's Workbench

Shaped Crafting

• Crafting Table
• 2x Copper Ingot
• Paper
• Chest
• 4x Tin Ingot

Hardened Machinist's Workbench

Shaped Crafting

• Crafting Table
• 2x Copper Ingot
• Paper
• Strongbox
• 4x Invar Ingot

Hardened Machinist's Workbench

Shaped Crafting

• Machinist's Workbench
• 4x Invar Ingot

Reinforced Machinist's Workbench

Shaped Crafting

• Hardened Machinist's Workbench
• 4x Signalum Ingot

Resonant Machinist's Workbench

Shaped Crafting

• Reinforced Machinist's Workbench
• 4x Enderium Ingot

Usage

Machinist's Workbenches work similarly to the Crafting Table, with a few differences. First of all, crafting ingredients are not consumed directly from the crafting grid. Instead, recipes must first be drawn on the crafting grid by clicking on its slots with items. Crafting ingredients are then consumed from a Workbench's internal inventory upon crafting, keeping the drawn recipe intact.

Writing recipes to Schematics and storing them in a Workbench allows for quick switching between a number of recipes. It also allows for crafting using stored recipes directly, without affecting the crafting grid.

Tiers

Machinist's Workbenches follow Thermal Expansion's tier system. The tier of a Workbench determines the amount of Schematics it can store, and the size of its internal inventory.

The following table shows how many storage slots Workbenches have, depending on tier.

The Creative Machinist's Workbench does not require crafting ingredients to be in its internal inventory in order to craft things. However, it still consumes them if they are present.

GUI

• Basic
• Hardened
• Reinforced
• Resonant
• Creative

1. Crafting Grid

Crafting recipes can be drawn here by clicking on the grid's slots with items. If a valid recipe is drawn, but insufficient crafting ingredients are available, the slots in the grid that display missing ingredients are colored red (or green when using the Creative Machinist's Workbench).

2. Crafting Ingredients

Crafting ingredients to be used by the Workbench to craft things must be stored here.

3. Output Slot

Displays crafting results. Items are crafted by taking them from this slot if sufficient crafting ingredients are available.

4. Crafting Grid Button

If the crafting grid is not empty, clicking this button clears it. If the crafting grid is empty and a written Schematic is selected in the Schematic slots, clicking this button draws that Schematic's recipe onto the crafting grid.

5. Schematic Write Button

If a valid crafting recipe is drawn in the crafting grid and a Schematic is selected in the Schematic slots, clicking this button writes the drawn recipe to that Schematic.

6. Schematic Slots

Schematics may be stored here. Clicking on a stored Schematic selects it for use with the two buttons next to the crafting grid. Holding Shift and right clicking a stored written Schematic crafts stored recipes directly, without affecting the crafting grid.

7. Information Tab

Displays a bit of information about the Workbench.

8. Security Tab

Allows setting who is allowed to access the Workbench. Only available if a Signalum Security Lock is installed.

9. Player Inventory

The inventory and hotbar of the player that is accessing the Workbench.