Steel Gear
A toothed machine part that interlocks with others.
Notes
A Steel Gear is a toothed machine part used in advanced industrial machinery, including the Jaw Crusher, Modern Rock Drill, Modern Upgrade 2, and the Steel Gearbox. It is crafted from a recipe of the same name and is a key ingredient for mid-to-late-game equipment upgrades and ore processing. Because it is a component in multiple high-tier machines, keeping a stock of Steel Gears in your store ensures that engineers and miners can build and upgrade their equipment without delay.
Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.
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Ingredients
Byproducts (garbage)
| Material | Qty / craft |
|---|---|
| 0.03 | |
| 0.01 |
Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ see the Garbage & Recycling guide.
Crafting
| Labor | 60 calories |
|---|---|
| Craft time | 0.4 min |
| Throughput | ≈ 150 Steel Gear / hour (base) |
Recycling & waste
1× Iron Scrap
0.1× Plastic Scrap
The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.
How garbage, sorting & recycling work
Total raw to craft this
Approximate โ category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.
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Teeth that bite steel and turn it into motion. Every great machine begins with one of these, clicking into place.