Smelter – High Capacity blueprint layout

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Imported, not independently tested · v0.5.7 · Vanilla · Material Processing

Smelter – High Capacity

A fairly high capacity smelter for gold or copper.

Sourcing & Verification

Imported verbatim from the sandustryvault.com community vault, submission #9 by TrimBarktree (2026-08-12); the source reports 721 in-game copies. We have not re-tested this design in our own save, so footprint, power draw and throughput are left unstated rather than estimated.

Design Intent & Problem Solved

A fairly high capacity smelter for gold or copper. Use the adjacent buffer box as fuel storage by filling with lava. Not strictly necessary, that side can be removed. Smelted metal is removed by hooking up the pumps to an external tank with vents.

Layout Render from the Original Submission

● Source layout render 4859 char string 3 machine types
Smelter – High Capacity layout render from the original community submission
Drag to pan · Scroll to zoom · Render published with the original submission on sandustryvault.com

Layout Evidence & In-Game Captures

Smelter – High Capacity community layout render
Layout render published with the original community submission on sandustryvault.com.

Machinery & Source Data

Machinery Types in the Payload

  • Smelter
  • Thermal Relay
  • Filter Wall Mk2

Community Adoption

  • 721 in-game copies reported
  • 4859 character string

Reported Footprint & Power

  • Footprint: not published by the source
  • Power draw: not published by the source

Safe Placement & Cold-Start Checklist

  1. Copy the blueprint string from this page.
  2. In Sandustry press Q, open the Blueprints tab and choose Import from Clipboard.
  3. Place the ghost preview on level ground and check the input and output directions before confirming the build.
  4. Connect power and the material feed, then watch one full production cycle before scaling up.

⚠️ Known Failure Modes & Anti-Clog Safeguards

Not reproduced in our own save yet, so no failure modes are confirmed here. Check the linked original submission for any notes from the author.