Smeltery

A smeltery is a Multi Block Structure from Tinkers Construct that is used to form metals into shapes such as ingots, plates, or tool pieces. It is created using seared bricks which can be made by putting grout into a furnace.

The smeltery does not double ores on E2E, unlike many other mod packs. The larger the smeltery is, the more molten metal it can hold and the more things it can melt at once. Having a larger smeltery results in faster melting speeds as a result.

## How to create a smeltery

Create a 3x3 square on the ground out of Seared BricksNext put the tank, controller and drain diagonally from the 3x3. These can be in any orderPlace the faucet on the drain and a casting table directly under the faucetThe last step is to fill in the walls around it. it must be at least 1 high but higher is better. Put lava into the tank by simply right clicking a lava bucket on itAfter you have the smeltery created, you should see the controller light up. You can right click it to put things you want to smelt into it. To use the molten metal, you have to use the faucet and it will drain on to the casting table. You need some kind of cast to pour it on to. Once your smeltery is finished, you can make more seared bricks easily by putting cobblestone into the smeltery and pouring the molten stone into an ingot cast.

Keep in mind, you can put the tank, controller and drain anywhere on the smeltery walls as long as the walls are completely covering the inside. You can replace Seared Bricks on the wall with Seared Window to allow yourself to see inside of the smeltery.

## Uses of a smeltery

### Alloying

Alloying is when you combine multiple types of metal to create a new type of metal. This new metal is called an Alloy. Most alloys require 2 metals but some require 3 or even 4. Some alloys require a 1:1 ratio and others differen.t For example to make Manyullyn you need a 1:1 ratio of Cobalt and Ardite. While bronze is a 1:3 ratio of Tin to Copper. You can find all of this info on JEI.

### Casts

To make a cast you can use gold or aluminum brass and pour it over an item you want to make a cast of (example, a brick for an ingot cast). It will consume the brick and leave you with just an ingot cast. You can then pour your metal into that to form ingots. You can also make temporary casts out of clay, however they will disappear after making 1 item.

You can use a cast to easily make things such as gears or plates.

### Automation

You can automate using a smeltery in multiple ways. For one, the faucet can be activated with redstone. Items such as a Redstone Clock can be put directly above it to automatically smelt items. You can put a hopper under a casting table or casting basin to automatically pull finished items out, to make room for more items. You can use anything that moves items to put items directly into the smeltery controller. You can do the same with fluids to put lava directly into the seared tank.

### Casting Basin

Casting Basin is similar to a Casting Table, however it does not need a cast. It uses much more liquid and will result in metal blocks. It can be used in situations where you have to combine liquid with a full block. It generally has less uses than the Casting Table.

## Smart Output

Smart output is an item from Tinker I/O. This item acts as a replacement to both the Casting Table and Casting Basin. It serves the additional function of being able to hold both liquid and the finished product inside of it. It can be upgraded with Slot Upgrades, Basin Upgrade or Redstone Upgrade. The slot upgrades increase the amount of items can be held in the output. The Basin Upgrade allows you to use it as a basin. The Redstone Upgrade allows the Smart Output to be controlled by redstone.

## More obscure uses

### Moving liquids in and out

Seared stone being poured from a smeltery into a seared tankYou can remove liquids from the smeltery by replacing a casting table with a casting channel, then connecting it to some sort of liquid holder. To put liquid back in, put it into a seared tank, put a faucet on the tank and pour it into a casting channel. It must go into the **seared drain** not the controller.

### Different types of fuel

You can put different types of fuel besides lava into the tank. Things that are hotter can melt things that lava cannot normally melt, such as some tools. Lava is good enough for nearly everything, however.

### Melting down tools

You can use a smeltery to melt down tools you find in loot chests. For example, if you find an iron axe in a village, you can put it into a smeltery to get 3 ingots worth of iron back.