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Thermionic Fabricator

Thermionic Fabricator
Thermionic Fabricator

Name Thermionic Fabricator
Source Mod Forestry
ID Name
Forestry:factory2
Type Block
Stackable Yes (64)
Blast Resistance 7.5
Hardness 1.5
Solid Yes
Transparent No
Affected by Gravity No
Emits Light No
Flammable No
Required Tool Wooden Pickaxe

The Thermionic Fabricator is a machine added by Forestry used to craft different items that need Liquid Glass, such as the different colors of Stained Glass. It can also be used to make some vanilla items as well as upgrade many of the BuildCraft and Forestry Gears. It still takes the same amount of materials to craft vanilla items, and does not provide any cost efficiency. I.e. diamond chestplates will always require 8 diamonds, and as such is considered to be wasteful of Minecraft Joules (MJ).

The Thermionic Fabricator needs to maintain a certain heat level to operate. The amount of power you supply it determines how hot it will get. At least 2 MJ are required for the fabricator to warm up. If you do not supply enough power to maintain the current temperature, it will slowly drop. If the internal storage has enough melted resources (And therefore a high enough temperature) and the crafting section has a correct recipe for the current Cast, the recipe will commence immediately. Melting Forestry metals (Copper, Tin, Bronze), Minecraft metals (Iron, Gold), Emerald, Diamond, and Obsidian each have different uses. Using the corresponding Cast allows the user to make armor or tools at a reduced material cost, but sacrifices some energy. Likewise, using a Gear Cast, users can upgrade all Forestry and BuildCraft3 gears, excluding Wood to stone, by melting the material needed and placing the previous tier Gear.

Glass or Sand or Glass Pane placed in the upper left slot of the fabricator will be melted into Liquid Glass. The Liquid glass is stored in the slot below the solid glass. Molten glass is used in the construction of the Electron Tubes. The type of electron tube is determined by the materials loaded into the crafting grid. As long as the fabricator is at a higher temperature than the level indicated on the temperature bar and has enough molten glass and all of the required materials it can continue to produce items regardless of whether power is being supplied. As of version 1.4.9.4, the fabricator can also be used to craft stained glass. To do so will require a wax cast to be placed in the upper-right plan slot and molten glass. Also required is Propolis (Or a variation) and any dye. The cast is not used up in this recipe, however it does take damage.

Note: the max heat level is 10,000 C

Recipe[edit]

GUI Crafting Table.png
Gold Ingot
Glass
Gold Ingot
Glass
Sturdy Casing
Glass
Gold Ingot
Chest
Gold Ingot
Thermionic Fabricator

Feed The Beast Infinity Evolved Expert Mode[edit]

GUI Crafting Table.png
Gold Ingot
Glass
Gold Ingot
Glass
Sturdy Casing
Glass
Gold Ingot
Gold Chest
Gold Ingot
Thermionic Fabricator

Transport[edit]

The Thermionic Fabricator is compatible with BuildCraft Transport Pipes. It is however not possible to insert Wax Casts into the top right slot with pipes.

Input[edit]

  • Top: Glass or Sand to melt
  • Bottom: Resources for recipe
  • Sides: Resources for recipe

Powered Ouput[edit]

  • Any side: Recipe product

The Thermionic Fabricator can receive items through RedPower 2 Tubes, however not very well. It does not take into account which item you send to it through the tubes. It will first try to place the item in the upper left slot. If it is glass, it will be successfully inserted there. Any other item will simply disappear after not being able to go into the slot. If the upper left slot already has glass in it, it will try to place the item in the upper right slot. Any item can go into this slot. If both those slots are occupied any further items transported into the Thermionic Fabricator with tubes will simply disappear.

Machine Recipes[edit]

Thermionic Fabricators are used to craft electron tubes from copper, tin, bronze, iron, gold and diamond. Sand, Glass, or Glass Panes Blocks must be supplied in the left inventory slot in addition to the listed components; one glass is enough to make two sets of tubes with some left over.

Copper Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Copper Ingot (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Copper Ingot (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Copper Ingot (Forestry)
Copper Ingot (Forestry)
Copper Ingot (Forestry)
Copper Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Tin Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Tin Ingot (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Tin Ingot (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Tin Ingot (Forestry)
Tin Ingot (Forestry)
Tin Ingot (Forestry)
Tin Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Bronze Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Bronze Ingot (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Bronze Ingot (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Bronze Ingot (Forestry)
Bronze Ingot (Forestry)
Bronze Ingot (Forestry)
Bronze Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Iron Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Iron Ingot
Redstone
Iron Ingot
Redstone
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Golden Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Gold Ingot
Redstone Dust
Gold Ingot
Redstone Dust
Gold Ingot
Gold Ingot
Gold Ingot
Golden Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Diamantine Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Diamond
Redstone Dust
Diamond
Redstone Dust
Diamond
Diamond
Diamond
Diamantine Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Obsidian Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Obsidian
Redstone Dust
Obsidian
Redstone Dust
Obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Blazing Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Blaze Powder
Redstone Dust
Blaze Powder
Redstone Dust
Blaze Powder
Blaze Powder
Blaze Powder
Blazing Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Rubberised Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Rubber (IndustrialCraft 2)
Redstone Dust
Rubber (IndustrialCraft 2)
Redstone Dust
Rubber (IndustrialCraft 2)
Rubber (IndustrialCraft 2)
Rubber (IndustrialCraft 2)
Rubberised Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Emerald Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Emerald
Redstone Dust
Emerald
Redstone Dust
Emerald
Emerald
Emerald
Emerald Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Apatine Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Apatite (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Apatite (Forestry)
Redstone Dust
Apatite (Forestry)
Apatite (Forestry)
Apatite (Forestry)
Apatine Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Lapis Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



Lapis Lazuli
Redstone Dust
Lapis Lazuli
Redstone Dust
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Ender Electron Tube

GUI Thermionic Fabricator.png
Thermionic Fabricator
Glass



End Stone
Eye of Ender
End Stone
Eye of Ender
End Stone
End Stone
End Stone
Ender Electron Tube
GridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.pngGridNumbersCSS.png

Video[edit]