How do I eject rocks automatically from my drill ?

[shogunsmurf]

Can't find a youtube video for it, how do I eject rocks automatically from my drill ? or do I do it with a sorter and hook it up to a suction unit ?

[fangdrasil]

For large grid, use a sorter directed into a connector and set the connector to collect all and throw out

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, you will have to place one Sorter on the cargo container port to "whitelist" what can go in and place another Sorter after the Drills and place that Sorter on a ejector port to whitelist "Stone" so only stone will be pushed to the ejector.

Note
We can use a connector as ejector to eject bigger amount of stones in same time, so place a Sorter on the connector port, whitelist "Stone> and set the connector on "Collect all"+"Throw out".

[Dan2D3D]

Info +

Here is the basic setup we use to empty the mining ship :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1781171790


Use it to create a second conveyor line that will eject.

Must create 2 separate conveyor lines :
Drills ------ + conveyors + Sorter on the container port to Blacklist stone.
Drills -----<
Drills ------ + conveyors + Sorter on ejector to Whitelist stone.

[Dan2D3D]

Oh! I forgot to specify

-> Must set the Sorter on "Drain ALL"

so it will drain what you've added to its Whitelist. (edited)

[Capt Fuzzy]

Alternatively, you could also use an ejector in conjunction with a sorter.
This is for small grid only, as far as I know, but it's an option to consider.
Setup is basically the same, set the sorter to 'Drain All' and whitelist stone only. You can then simply turn on the ejectors when you need to get rid of stone.

[Dan2D3D]

Indeed different setups can be done, you now know the basics so it's up to you at finding the concept you like the most.

[shogunsmurf]

Got it too work with the first suggestion, thanks :)

[Alshain]

Pro tip: Have sorters to both eject stone AND funnel ore into your cargo container. Avoid allowing the stone to first deposit into the cargo container before being ejected. This ensures your cargo space doesn't fill up with large quantities of stone that take forever to eject.

[shogunsmurf]

I set it up so the side ports of the drill itself have sorters that whitelist only stone and then ejectors, and the connection piece behind the drill has a sorter that has a blacklist with only stone :)

[hippybaker]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

Oh! I forgot to specify

-> Must set the Sorter on "Drain ALL"

so it will drain what you've added to its Whitelist. (edited)

I just learned recently:

On a small grid, you can get away with only 1 sorter and multiple ejectors.
If you turn your sorter to Drain All, you get only the capacity if the sorter, thus requiring many of them. Do not set DRAIN ALL to Sorters.
If you run all your ejectors through 1 sorter, then there is no capacity limit for it. Just set your EJECTORS to Drain All, and Throw Out.

I used to build my mining ships with a bunch of sorters, and equal amount of ejectors. Now, I just use one sorter. Saves a tone of space. (and resources and PCU)

[Dan2D3D]

Great! The best setups are the ones that uses less blocks as possible.

>> simplicity is the ultimate sophistication <<

[Bunker]

Power-Slug style overclocking would be neat for ejection speed buffs