Metalworking Recipes
| Metalworking Recipes | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Recipes |
| Type | Crafting Menu Category |
| Skills | Welding, Tailoring |
| Stations | Metal Bandsaw |
| Made | Any Surface, In Hand |
| Recipes | 58 |
| Must Be Learned | 12 |
Metalworking Recipes cover cutting, sawing, drilling and scrapping metal, and welding scrap metal armour. Bars are cut into halves and quarters, ingots into blocks, and blocks into chunks. Gold, silver, copper and aluminium objects are broken down into fragments and scrap.
The craft trains Welding, the skill for working metal with a torch. Many recipes here need no skill and only a saw, so any survivor can prepare metal stock. Higher Welding opens torch cutting and the scrap metal armour sets. The menu sits between the furnace and the forge. It turns cast bars and ingots into the right sizes for Blacksmithing recipes. The armour recipes also train a little Tailoring, since the plates are strapped with leather and sewn.
Skills
Most of the sawing and scrapping recipes need no skill. Break Down Metal, Saw Bar, Saw Bar Half, Saw into Pieces and every Scrap recipe are open to anyone. So are the Metal Bandsaw cuts and the wire recipes.
Torch work starts at Welding level 1 with Cut Bar, Cut Block into Chunks and Drill Iron Chunk. Levels 2 and 3 add ingot cutting and more drilling, plus the Draw Plate and Heading Tool.
At level 4, sheet work and the first armour open up. Make Metal Sheet, Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets, Make Scrap Metal Gloves and Make Scrap Metal Mask all need level 4. Level 5 adds the forearm, shin, shoulder and thigh armour, the helmet and spiked armour. Make Scrap Metal Body Armor needs level 6.
The armour pieces also need Tailoring level 1.
The recipes by the skill level they ask for.
| Skill | Level | Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| None | - | 34 |
| Welding | 1 | 3 |
| Welding | 2 | 3 |
| Welding | 3 | 4 |
| Welding | 4 | 7 |
| Welding | 5 | 6 |
| Welding | 6 | 1 |
Learning
Most recipes in the menu are known from the start. A handful must be learned first.
The Welder occupation starts with most of them known. Welder Monthly - March 1993 teaches Make Metal Sheet and Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets. Everyday Smithing - June 1993 teaches Drill Draw Plate and Drill Heading Tool. Secrets of the Outback Outlaws teaches the scrap metal helmet, shoulder, thigh and body armour. Strange Histories - Siberian Bear Hunting teaches Weld Spikes On Metal Armor. The Farmers Guide teaches Make Barbed Wire from Wire, and the Farmer and Rancher occupations start with it known.
Many of these also unlock by themselves at higher Welding. Sheet work and torch cutting of bands and sawblades unlock at level 6. The armour and spikes unlock at level 7 or 8. The Draw Plate and Heading Tool must be taught.
These magazines, books, traits and occupations teach recipes from this category that have to be learned.
| Name | Image | Type | Recipes | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder | - | Occupation | 9 | - |
| Magazine: Secrets of the Outback Outlaws | 
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Magazine | 4 | /additem Base.ArmorMag3
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| Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 | 
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Magazine | 2 | /additem Base.SmithingMag1
|
| Magazine: Welder Monthly - March 1993 | 
|
Magazine | 2 | /additem Base.MetalworkMag4
|
| Farmer | - | Occupation | 1 | - |
| Magazine: Strange Histories - Siberian Bear Hunting | 
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Magazine | 1 | /additem Base.ArmorMag6
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| Magazine: The Farmers Guide | 
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Magazine | 1 | /additem Base.FarmingMag4
|
| Rancher | - | Occupation | 1 | - |
Materials
A Welding Torch is the heart of the torch recipes. Each torch recipe uses up some of its fuel, and Refill Welding Torch tops it up from a Propane Tank. A welding mask is always needed alongside it and is kept.
Saws do the rest. A metal saw handles most cuts, and a small saw, bolt cutters or sheet metal snips work for many of them.
The armour needs a long list of kept tools: a wrench, snips or a metal saw, a punch or drill, a hammer, scissors or a sharp knife, a sewing needle and an awl. The used-up parts are Steel Sheet or Steel Sheet - Small, Leather Strips, Nuts and Bolts, thread and Buckle.
Metal stock comes from the furnace as bars and ingots. Scrap comes from metal objects and jewellery found around the map.
The materials these recipes use up most often.
| Material | Image | Recipes | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
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17 | /additem Base.BlowTorch
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| Steel Sheet - Small | 
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7 | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
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| Leather Strips | 
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7 | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Nuts and Bolts | 
|
7 | /additem Base.NutsBolts
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| Steel Sheet | 
|
6 | /additem Base.SheetMetal
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| Thread | 
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6 | /additem Base.Thread
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| Buckle | 
|
5 | /additem Base.Buckle
|
| Iron Block | 
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3 | /additem Base.IronBlock
|
| Circular Sawblade | 
|
2 | /additem Base.CircularSawblade
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| Iron Band | 
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2 | /additem Base.IronBand
|
| Iron Ingot | 
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2 | /additem Base.IronIngot
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| Steel Block | 
|
2 | /additem Base.SteelBlock
|
The tools they ask for most often. A tool comes back after the craft.
| Tool | Image | Recipes | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacksaw | 
|
23 | /additem Base.Saw
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| Welder Mask | 
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16 | /additem Base.WeldingMask
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| Sheet Metal Snips | 
|
9 | /additem Base.SheetMetalSnips
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| Metalworking Punch | 
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8 | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
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| Claw Hammer | 
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8 | /additem Base.Hammer
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| Wrench | 
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7 | /additem Base.Wrench
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| Scissors | 
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6 | /additem Base.Scissors
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| Needle | 
|
6 | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
|
6 | /additem Base.Awl
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| Small Hacksaw | 
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3 | /additem Base.SmallSaw
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Stations
Four cuts can use the Metal Bandsaw instead of a hand saw: Cut Iron Bar, Cut Iron Bar Half, Cut Iron Block into Chunks and Cut Metal Sheet. Most other recipes need a flat surface. Refill Welding Torch and the torch cuts of sheets, bands and sawblades are done in hand.
The workstations these recipes run at.
| Station | Image | Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Bandsaw | 
|
4 |
Recipes
Early on, the saw recipes matter most. Saw Bar and Saw Bar Half make the half and quarter bars that many forge recipes ask for. Saw Steel Ingot into Blocks and Saw Iron Block into Chunks break heavy stock down. Saw into Pieces turns chunks and quarter bars into small pieces.
Scrapping fills the metal store. Scrap Gold Object, Scrap Silver Object, Scrap Large Copper Item and Scrap Large Aluminum Object turn loot into raw metal. Scrap Gold Jewellery and Scrap Silver Jewellery do the same for small jewellery.
Torch work takes over from the saw at higher skill. Cut Bar and Cut Ingot into Blocks replace sawing. Make Metal Sheet joins four small sheets into one full Steel Sheet.
At the top, the scrap metal armour sets protect the head, body, arms and legs. Make Scrap Metal Helmet and Make Scrap Metal Body Armor are the largest pieces. Weld Spikes On Metal Armor adds spikes to finished limb armour.
Every recipe in the Metalworking menu is listed with what it makes, what it uses up, the tools it hands back, the skill it asks for and where it is made. A "Yes" under Learned means the recipe has to be learned first. Each tab holds one kind of thing made.
| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Station | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingerless Gloves - Scrap Metal | 
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Make Scrap Metal Gloves |
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Welding: 4, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.Gloves_MetalScrapArmour
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| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Station | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5x Aluminum Fragments | 
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Break Down Metal | 1x Aluminum Scrap or similar | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.AluminumFragments
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| 2x Iron Bar Quarter | 
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Cut Iron Bar Half | 1x Iron Bar Half | - | None | Metal Bandsaw | No | /additem Base.IronBarQuarter
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| 4x Iron Chunk | 
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Cut Iron Block into Chunks | 1x Iron Block | - | None | Metal Bandsaw | No | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| 4x Steel Sheet - Small |
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Cut Metal Sheet | 1x Steel Sheet | - | None | Metal Bandsaw | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| Barbed Wire | 
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Make Barbed Wire from Wire | 1x Wire | Pliers | None | Any Surface | Yes | /additem Base.BarbedWire
|
| Wire | 
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Make Wire from Barbed Wire | 1x Barbed Wire | Pliers | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.Wire
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| 2x Steel Bar Quarter | 
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Saw Bar Half | 1x Steel Bar Half or Steel Rod Half | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelBarQuarter
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| 2x Circular Sawblade Half | 
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Saw Circular Sawblade | 1x Circular Sawblade | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.CircularSawblade_Half
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| 4x Copper Sheet - Small | 
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Saw Copper Sheet Into Small Sheets | 1x Copper Sheet | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SmallCopperSheet
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| 5x Steel Piece | 
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Saw into Pieces | 1x Steel Chunk (Pierced) or similar | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelPiece
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| 4x Iron Band - Small | 
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Saw Iron Band | 1x Iron Band | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.IronBandSmall
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| 4x Iron Chunk |
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Saw Iron Block into Chunks | 1x Iron Block | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.IronChunk
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| 3x Iron Block |
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Saw Iron Ingot into Blocks | 1x Iron Ingot | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.IronBlock
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| 4x Steel Chunk | 
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Saw Steel Block into Chunks | 1x Steel Block | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| 3x Steel Block |
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Saw Steel Ingot into Blocks | 1x Steel Ingot | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelBlock
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| 4x Steel Sheet - Small |
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Saw Steel Sheet | 1x Steel Sheet | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
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| Gold Fragments | 
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Scrap Gold Jewellery | 1x Gold Ring | Small Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.GoldScrap
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| 10x Gold Fragments |
|
Scrap Gold Object | 1x Gold Cup | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.GoldScrap
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| 4x Aluminum Scrap | 
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Scrap Large Aluminum Object | 1x Metal Baseball Bat | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.AluminumScrap
|
| 4x Copper Scrap | 
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Scrap Large Copper Item | 1x Copper Kettle | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.CopperScrap
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| Silver Fragments | 
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Scrap Silver Jewellery | 1x Silver Ring | Small Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SilverScrap
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| 10x Silver Fragments |
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Scrap Silver Object | 1x Silver Cup | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SilverScrap
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| Copper Scrap |
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Scrap Small Copper Item | 1x Copper Cup | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.CopperScrap
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| 5x Gold Fragments |
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Scrap Small Gold Object | 1x Gold Fork | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.GoldScrap
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| 5x Silver Fragments |
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Scrap Small Silver Object | 1x Silver Fork | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SilverScrap
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| 2x Gold Fragments |
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Scrap Smaller Gold Object | 1x Key Ring - Gold | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.GoldScrap
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| 2x Silver Fragments |
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Scrap Smaller Silver Object | 1x Key Ring - Silver | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SilverScrap
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| Gold Fragments |
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Scrap Smallest Gold Object | 1x Gold Coin | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.GoldScrap
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| Silver Fragments |
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Scrap Smallest Silver Object | 1x Silver Coin | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SilverScrap
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| 4x Steel Sheet - Small |
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Snip 4 Small Metal Sheets | 1x Steel Sheet | Sheet Metal Snips | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| 4x Steel Chunk |
|
Cut Block into Chunks |
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Welder Mask | Welding: 1 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelChunk
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| Iron Chunk (Pierced) | 
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Drill Iron Chunk | 1x Iron Chunk | - | Welding: 1 | - | No | /additem Base.PiercedIronChunk
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| 3x Steel Block |
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Cut Ingot into Blocks |
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Welder Mask | Welding: 2 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelBlock
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| Iron Block (Pierced) | 
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Drill Iron Block | 1x Iron Block | - | Welding: 2 | - | No | /additem Base.PiercedIronBlock
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| Steel Chunk (Pierced) | 
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Drill Steel Chunk | 1x Steel Chunk | - | Welding: 2 | - | No | /additem Base.PiercedSteelChunk
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| Draw Plate | 
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Drill Draw Plate | 1x Steel Bar Quarter | - | Welding: 3 | - | Yes | /additem Base.DrawPlate
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| Iron Ingot (Pierced) | 
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Drill Iron Ingot | 1x Iron Ingot | - | Welding: 3 | - | No | /additem Base.PiercedIronIngot
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| Steel Block (Pierced) | 
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Drill Steel Block | 1x Steel Block | - | Welding: 3 | - | No | /additem Base.PiercedSteelBlock
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| 4x Steel Sheet - Small |
|
Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets |
|
Welder Mask | Welding: 4 | In Hand | Yes | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
|
| 2x Circular Sawblade Half |
|
Cut Circular Sawblade | Welder Mask | Welding: 4 | In Hand | Yes | /additem Base.CircularSawblade_Half
| |
| 4x Iron Band - Small |
|
Cut Iron Band |
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Welder Mask | Welding: 4 | In Hand | Yes | /additem Base.IronBandSmall
|
| Steel Ingot (Pierced) | 
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Drill Steel Ingot | 1x Steel Ingot | - | Welding: 4 | - | No | /additem Base.PiercedSteelIngot
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| Steel Sheet |
|
Make Metal Sheet | Welder Mask | Welding: 4 | In Hand | Yes | /additem Base.SheetMetal
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| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Station | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap Metal Mask | 
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Make Scrap Metal Mask | Welding: 4, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.Hat_HockeyMask_MetalScrap
| ||
| Scrap Metal Forearm Armor | 
|
Make Scrap Metal Forearm Armor |
|
Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.VambraceScrap_Right
| |
| Scrap Metal Helmet | 
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Make Scrap Metal Helmet | Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | Yes | /additem Base.Hat_MetalScrapHelmet
| ||
| Scrap Metal Shin Armor | 
|
Make Scrap Metal Shin Armor |
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Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.GreaveScrap_Left
| |
| Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor | 
|
Make Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor |
|
Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | Yes | /additem Base.Shoulderpad_MetalScrap_L
| |
| Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | 
|
Make Scrap Metal Thigh Armor |
|
Welding: 5, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | Yes | /additem Base.ThighScrapMetal_R
| |
| Spiked Scrap Metal Thigh Armor | 
|
Weld Spikes On Metal Armor |
|
Welder Mask | Welding: 5 | Any Surface | Yes | /additem Base.ThighScrapMetalSpike_R
|
| Scrap Metal Body Armor | 
|
Make Scrap Metal Body Armor |
|
Welding: 6, Tailoring: 1 | Any Surface | Yes | /additem Base.Cuirass_MetalScrap
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| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Station | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x Iron Bar Half | 
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Cut Iron Bar | 1x Iron Bar | - | None | Metal Bandsaw | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
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| 2x Steel Bar Half | 
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Saw Bar | 1x Steel Bar or Steel Rod | Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.SteelBarHalf
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| 2x Iron Bar Half |
|
Cut Bar |
|
Welder Mask | Welding: 1 | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.IronBarHalf
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| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Station | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch |
|
Refill Welding Torch | 1x Welding Torch | Propane Tank | None | In Hand | No | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
| Heading Tool | 
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Drill Heading Tool | 1x Iron Bar Quarter | - | Welding: 3 | - | Yes | /additem Base.HeadingTool
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| Name | Image | Recipe | Crafting Materials | Tools | Skill | Station | Learned | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Scrap Jewellery | 1x Choker with Diamond | Small Hacksaw | None | Any Surface | No | /additem Base.Necklace_Choker_Diamond
|
Notes
- Make Metal Sheet and Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets are steady Welding experience from level 5 on.
- Cutting bars with the torch is a good way to train Welding at levels 2 to 4, since bars can be forged back.
- Make Wire from Barbed Wire is known from the start and turns spare barbed wire back into Wire.
- Dismantling car wrecks with a torch and mask gives Welding experience and a lot of metal.
- Five Welding skill books raise the experience gain, starting with Basics of Welding.
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