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− | + | {{Furnace|name=Smelter|key=s|job=[[Furnace operator]] | |
|construction= | |construction= | ||
− | * [[ | + | 1 of |
+ | * [[Stone]] | ||
+ | * [[Block]] | ||
|construction_job= | |construction_job= | ||
* [[Architecture]] | * [[Architecture]] | ||
− | |||
|use= | |use= | ||
+ | * [[Ore]] | ||
* [[Coke]] or [[Charcoal]] ([[Fuel]]) | * [[Coke]] or [[Charcoal]] ([[Fuel]]) | ||
− | |||
* Meltable [[metal]] item | * Meltable [[metal]] item | ||
* [[Bituminous coal]] | * [[Bituminous coal]] | ||
* [[Lignite]] | * [[Lignite]] | ||
− | * [[Flux]] | + | * [[Flux]] |
|production= | |production= | ||
* Metal [[Bar]]s | * Metal [[Bar]]s | ||
* [[Coke]] | * [[Coke]] | ||
− | + | }} | |
− | A '''smelter''' is a type of [[furnace]] used to process [[ore]] into more useful [[bar]]s of pure | + | A '''smelter''' is a type of [[furnace]] used to process [[ore]] into more useful [[bar]]s of pure metal or alloys, in a process called [[smelting]]. Conventional smelters require [[fuel]], either [[charcoal]] or [[coke]]. |
The Smelter is also the place where [[dwarves]] take items to be [[melt]]ed back into [[bar]]s. Melting a [[quality|masterpiece]] item may cause the creator of that item to throw a [[tantrum]]. | The Smelter is also the place where [[dwarves]] take items to be [[melt]]ed back into [[bar]]s. Melting a [[quality|masterpiece]] item may cause the creator of that item to throw a [[tantrum]]. | ||
− | == Building== | + | == Building a Smelter == |
− | To build a smelter you need to use a [[fire-safe]] material, one | + | To build a smelter you need to use a [[fire-safe]] material, one stone or block. The construction is then a two-step process - first a dwarf with [[Building designer|Building Designer]] skill enabled will bring the chosen material and design it via the Architecture [[labor]], and then a dwarf with any [[metalsmith#Metalsmith profession|metalworking]]-type skill enabled will perform the actual construction. These can be but need not be the same dwarf. Using dwarfs with no skill training will get the job done, but will result in buildings of slightly less architectural [[value]]. |
You place a smelter building using the keyboard commands {{K|b}}-{{K|e}}-{{K|s}}, after which your architect dwarf designs it and then your craftsdwarf builds it. | You place a smelter building using the keyboard commands {{K|b}}-{{K|e}}-{{K|s}}, after which your architect dwarf designs it and then your craftsdwarf builds it. | ||
− | There is also a [[magma smelter | + | There is also a [[magma smelter]] of this building, which is built over [[magma]] and requires no [[fuel]]. (Note that the process of making [[pig iron]] or [[steel]] will still need one unit of charcoal or coke per reaction, as a reagent, for the carbon.) |
{{Workshops}} | {{Workshops}} |