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Rolling Mill

A pair of driven rollers that rolls ingots into rods.

Crafting

I B I
S S S

I is an Iron Ingot, B is a Bearing and S is a Shaft.

Using it

The mill sits directly on a shaft line; connect it from any side. The faster it turns, the faster it rolls.

  • Right-click with an item to put an ingot in (or swap it for what's there).
  • Right-click with an empty hand to take it out.
  • Hoppers can take items out too.

What it makes

Ingot → Rod, for every metal.

There's nothing further to roll a rod into. That makes the mill more forgiving than the hammer: a finished rod doesn't get ruined if you leave it. But the mill keeps rolling, and rolling a finished rod wears the mill. Take the rod out promptly, or use a hopper.

The mill rolls at 20 St, hard enough for steel (heat steel to 900–1100 Tu first; see Metalworking). A copper rod is one stroke; a steel rod is about 40. It's a 50 Su load.

Why not just use a hammer?

The hammer needs a linkage and someone to stop it in time. A mill running into a hopper can be left alone. It costs more to build and to drive, but it needs less attention.

Rods go on to the Wire Drawer and the Lathe.