Hand Operated Press
| Hand Operated Press | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Workstation |
| Type | Workstation |
| Build Menu | Pottery |
| Build Skill | None |
| Build Tools | Claw Hammer |
| Health | 100 (+20 per skill level) |
| Recipes | 7 |
| Crafts | Farming, Pottery |
| Location | Built |
The Hand Operated Press is a wooden press for shaping Clay in molds and squeezing Seed Paste into oil. The in-game tooltip says it is used to press Clay items and turn Seed Paste into Oil.
Most of its work belongs to Pottery. It presses wet Clay into bricks, tiles, shingles and the molds a smith later uses for casting metal. Its one Farming job turns Seed Paste into Vegetable Oil. The pressed clay pieces come out unfired, so a kiln is the next step after the press. That makes the press an early link between Pottery and Blacksmithing. It is built from planks and nails.
How to Build Hand Operated Press
The build is called Hand-Operated Press and sits in the Pottery build menu. It takes four Plank and four Nails. A hammer is needed, and it is kept after the build.
The recipe asks for no skill level and is known from the start. A survivor with a hammer and a small wood pile can put one up early.
Once built, the press has 100 health. Each level of the builder's skill adds 20 more.
The Hand-Operated Press recipe is in the Pottery build menu. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Plank | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Plank
|
| Nails | 
|
4x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
How to Use Hand Operated Press
Each pressing job uses a wooden mold that comes back after the craft. A Wooden Brick Mold makes bricks, a Wooden Tile Mold makes tiles and a Wooden Shingle Mold makes shingles. The casting molds work the same way with their own wooden patterns.
Most jobs take a single lump of Clay. The anvil mold is the big one and takes eight Clay.
Oil pressing is a different setup. It takes thirty Seed Paste, or the same in Bowl with Seed Paste. An Oil Press, a Stone Block and a Cheese Cloth are used as tools and all come back afterwards.
Crafting Recipes
Building clay comes first. Press Clay Brick, Press Clay Tile and Press Clay Shingle make the unfired pieces for clay building work. Each gives a little Pottery XP.
Casting molds come next. Press Ingot Mold and Press Bar Mold make clay molds for casting metal ingots and bars. Press Blacksmith Anvil Mold makes the mold for a Blacksmith Anvil and gives the most Pottery XP of the set. All of these must be fired before use.
Press Oil turns Seed Paste into Vegetable Oil for cooking. None of the press recipes ask for a skill level, and all are known from the start.
Every recipe made at the Hand Operated Press is listed with what it uses up, the tools it hands back and the skill it asks for. A "Yes" under Learned means the recipe has to be learned before it shows up. Each tab holds one crafting menu category.
| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetable Oil | 
|
Press Oil | 30x Seed Paste or Bowl with Seed Paste | None | No | /additem Base.OilVegetable
|
| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Bar Mold (Unfired) | 
|
Press Bar Mold | 1x Clay | Wooden Bar Cast Mold | Pottery: 0 | No | /additem Base.ClayBarMoldUnfired
|
| Clay Blacksmith Anvil Mold (Unfired) | 
|
Press Blacksmith Anvil Mold | 8x Clay | Wooden Blacksmith Anvil Mold | Pottery: 0 | No | /additem Base.ClayBlacksmithAnvilMoldUnfired
|
| Clay Brick (Unfired) | 
|
Press Clay Brick | 1x Clay | Wooden Brick Mold | Pottery: 0 | No | /additem Base.ClayBrickUnfired
|
| Clay Shingle (Unfired) | 
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Press Clay Shingle | 1x Clay | Wooden Shingle Mold | Pottery: 0 | No | /additem Base.ClayShingleUnfired
|
| Clay Tile (Unfired) | 
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Press Clay Tile | 1x Clay | Wooden Tile Mold | Pottery: 0 | No | /additem Base.ClayTileUnfired
|
| Clay Ingot Mold (Unfired) | 
|
Press Ingot Mold | 1x Clay | Wooden Ingot Cast Mold | Pottery: 0 | No | /additem Base.ClayIngotMoldUnfired
|
Notes
- The tooltip says it presses Clay items and turns Seed Paste into Oil.
- Every wooden mold comes back after pressing.
- Pressed clay comes out unfired and needs a kiln next.
- The anvil mold takes eight Clay, far more than the others.
- The Oil Press, Stone Block and Cheese Cloth all come back after Press Oil.
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