Metalworking Punch
| Metalworking Punch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.4-0.8 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
|
| Crafting XP | 25 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Metalworking Punch is a metal punch for piercing and shaping hot metal. It is a Blacksmithing tool that doubles as a one-handed improvised weapon. As a weapon it trains the Short Blunt skill.
It weighs 1 and swings slightly slower than base speed. Its damage is low and it wears out quickly in a fight. Its real value is at the forge, where it is needed for most tool heads and metal armour. The Metalworking Punch turns up in workshops, factories, sheds and garages. It is also one of the first tools a blacksmith can forge, at Blacksmithing 1.
Combat
Each hit deals between 0.4 and 0.8 damage, so a zombie takes several blows. The reach is 1.2 tiles. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The punch is one-handed and light, so its endurance cost is low. The Short Blunt skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. It is a backup weapon at best. A hammer or any proper short blunt weapon does the job better and spares the punch for the forge.
Uses
The punch pierces ingots, blocks and chunks of iron and steel. It is a tool for forging most tool heads, including the Axe Head, Hatchet Head, Wood Axe Head, Pick Axe Head, Sledgehammer Head, Spade Head and Mace Head. It also forges Tongs, Metalworking Pliers, Scissors, Forceps, a Draw Plate and a Heading Tool. It is used for spiked clubs, spiked bats, the Jawbone Morningstar and door hinges. With Welding it helps make scrap metal armour pieces. It also forges a metal codpiece and a neck guard. A worn punch can be smelted down for iron or steel.
How to Craft Metalworking Punch
Each recipe that makes the Metalworking Punch is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Metalworking Punch
The Forge Metalworking Punch recipe makes the Metalworking Punch. It needs Blacksmithing level 1. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
2x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar Half | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Kitchen Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.KitchenTongs
|
| Whetstone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a metalworking punch or smeltableironmedium accepts it as the tool, such as Forge Codpiece, Forge Metal Neck Guard and Pierce Ingot.
Repair
The Metalworking Punch has 8 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A worn punch can be replaced with a forged one, or smelted back into metal.
Locations
The Metalworking Punch is a fairly common find in work places. Blacksmith counters give the best odds. Knife factory and welding workshop tool cabinets are close behind. Factory counters and wire factory shelves hold one often. Sheds, studios, warehouses and garage crates hold one at a steady rate. Metal shops, metal fabrication sites, police garages, fire station garages and car supply stores keep one in their tool cabinets. Tool cabinets in any building can hold one too.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West blacksmith | Counter | 16.2% |
| Golf factory | Metal shelves | 14.3% |
| Knife factory | Tool cabinet | 14.2% |
| Factory | Counter | 12.7% |
| Wire factory | Metal shelves | 11.2% |
| Wire factory | Tool cabinet | 11.2% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 10.4% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 10.4% |
| Metal fabrication | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metal fabrication | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 14.3% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 14.3% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 13.8% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 13.8% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 11.8% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 10.4% |
| Metalshop | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metalshop | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Car supply store | Other | 6.5% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Shed | Other | 10.4% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.4% |
| Police garage | Other | 7.6% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 7.6% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 7% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 7% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 6.5% |
| Closet | Crate | 5.2% |
| Closet | Other | 5.2% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 3.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 0.5% |
Notes
- Forge Metalworking Punch needs only Blacksmithing 1 and a Primitive Forge or better.
- The recipe takes two charcoal and a half bar of metal stock.
- A hammer, tongs or metalworking pliers, and a whetstone or file are kept as tools.
- Researching it can teach the Forge Metalworking Chisel recipe.
- A blacksmith starting out should forge or find one early, since so many tool heads need it.
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