Steel Gearbox
Provides speed and torque conversions from a rotating power source to another device.
Notes
The Steel Gearbox is a mechanical component used to transmit rotational power with speed and torque adjustments. It is a required ingredient for several advanced machines including the Industrial Elevator, Sensor Based Belt Sorter, Valve, and Wind Turbine. As it appears in multiple late-game recipes, stocking a supply of Steel Gearboxes is advisable to avoid production bottlenecks.
Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.
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Ingredients
| Ingredient | Qty | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | item | |
| 4 | item |
Byproducts (garbage)
| Material | Qty / craft |
|---|---|
| 0.45 | |
| 0.03 |
Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ see the Garbage & Recycling guide.
Crafting
| Labor | 100 calories |
|---|---|
| Craft time | 2 min |
| Throughput | ≈ 30 Steel Gearbox / hour (base) |
Recycling & waste
4× Iron 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
160× Limestone
112× Wood (any)
65.63× Iron Ore
60× Quicklime
24.59× Clay
2.67× Steel Bar
1.5× Silica (any)
Approximate โ category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.