steel HELP

[kiddle32]

i have tried to make it but its not making it just something else. can i get help?

[FarmerPalmer]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1231660909

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=841hACTkXDM

[Peanut tha Kid]

3 iron to 1 coal. I personally make 200g of steel at a time (150 iron ore and 50 coal). Use 6 volatile ice and 3 oxite to get the furnace hot enough with enough pressure. If you need to stoke the furnace, just add 4 vol and 2 oxite while it's still above 303K

[DocRabbit]

If you can't remember what ratio, pressure, temp you need, just hit F1, it brings up the guide. hold left alt (default key) to click smelting, then click ingots link. There you will find all the basics including steel with info for each in both the furnace and advanced furnace.


I usually do 4 volatiles, 2 oxides, 1 50x coal, 3 50x iron to yield 200 steel at a time.

[kiddle32]

doc add me i have some other things i need help with

[JeanDeaux]

I'm stuck on steel as well, my hopper just won't open after I drop in the first of many ingredients. Watching all those u-tube I see them drop in the coal/iron and a short second or two later it opens to receive more. Pressing the Start Furnace doesn't do anything, but I can empty the hopper with the lever, but then it's start over and only one item goes in and I'm waiting eternally. (and yes, it's powered)

I guess I'll wait for the next update.

[Monty]

Are you using the arc furnace for the furnace?

The arc furnace is the from the starting kit and only requires some power to operate. Front loading and drops finished product out the back.

The furnace is a large barrel looking thing with ore inlet on top and outlet on the bottom. It also has an inlet and outlet pipe on the back for gas. Does not require power.

When you add the volatiles and oxides to the furnace you will need to click the activate button for each piece of ice until the top opens again. Once the ice has melted it will ignite and the window on the front of the furnace will glow white, the intensity of the glow indicates the heat.

Drop in your first load of ore and mouse over the window on the front to see the ore is being melted. if you get the ratio correct (most people use 150 iron or to 50 coal) it will have Steel (Ingot) on the little display when you look at the furnace window. This is when you open the chute.

[JeanDeaux]

Not the arc furnace, got that one figured. The furnace has a combo network/power connector and I am connected for power, not sure if it's needed or not but sounds like not.

Your comments are in reverse order of the videos I've seen. They all drop the 3:1 ration of Iron/coal and THEN drop in the volatile & oxide last to fire up the furnace. I too am planning to use the 150 ore & 50 coal, guess I'll try it in reverse order.

*Back*
Yep, that was it. Can't trust those u-tubers!

[Delle(DK)]

small advice for new players using the furnace.
If you use the furnace and have pipes connected then its really important to have a handle so you can "stop" the gas from leaving the furnace out into the pipes.
Reason is you will require allot more resources to heat up and build up presure before you can melt something. So if you put in 3 red and 1 blue and nothing really happen or wont ignite, then that could be hte issue for some people.

Also my advice is to turn ( heat/presure ) on the furnace before you put in the stuff you want to melt.. The furnace need to be warm first... If anyone do it the other way arround it can be harder to start it.

tip.. to control the presure install some pipes on the furnace output and a handle.. and at the end of the pipes install a passive vent.. to get the right presure just open the valve/handle for example 1 sec and then go back and check your presure if its okay now... do this again and again until you have t he presure you want ;-)

[Monty]

Network cable if for automation later. You can run it manually without connection to power or network.

Sounds like you are looking at an older guide. The furnace was changed to requiring volatiles and oxides first to prevent the furnace being exploited for free infinite gases. It is now requirement to have a hot furnace to process ores.

Good luck

[LTL King]

Most recent tutorial to smelting.
1 Ox 1 Vol Add your ores. Then add another ox and vol
Adding ores cools it off.
https://youtu.be/vIFL1VVyUOA?t=1593
Advanced metals
https://youtu.be/UDuRlK5pCcA

[DocRabbit]

Originally posted by jeandeaux:

I'm stuck on steel as well, my hopper just won't open after I drop in the first of many ingredients. Watching all those u-tube I see them drop in the coal/iron and a short second or two later it opens to receive more. Pressing the Start Furnace doesn't do anything, but I can empty the hopper with the lever, but then it's start over and only one item goes in and I'm waiting eternally. (and yes, it's powered)

I guess I'll wait for the next update.

I've noticed this lately, be sure you start with your gases first, the oxide/volatiles before you start adding any ore, as from scratch, the furnace starts cold and will take an extra long time to process a large stack of either the coal or iron for steel.
With the fuel in, you can start up the furnace and it will be warm enough to do the rest.

[Doge]

Originally posted by Peanut tha Kid:

3 iron to 1 coal. I personally make 200g of steel at a time (150 iron ore and 50 coal). Use 6 volatile ice and 3 oxite to get the furnace hot enough with enough pressure. If you need to stoke the furnace, just add 4 vol and 2 oxite while it's still above 303K

maybe it depend of the planet, im in mars and i just used 2 oxy and 4 volatile for 3 batch of 200g steel each.

essential is to do that at night, otherwise the volatile will dissolve while u'are loading. how to do :
before starting be sure to have in the belt the volatiles u need and near the stacks of coal and iron ( they must be at 1:3 ratio so 50 coal and 3x50 iron stacks [BE SURE that are full 50 each]

put the 2 oxy and ignite 2 time the furnace to melt em.
put the 4 volatile and ignite once.. it starts to burn: add the stacks of coal\iron, order doesnt matter but DO NOT PUT MORE only 1 stack of coal and 3 stack of iron.
look in the windows of the furnace once u read 200 steel pull the lever and u'll get the 200 steel ingots.

i processed 3 batches without reload the furnace. keep an eye on the pressure gauge if u are processing more... eaxh batch add gases inside

[valenti_scott]

Hello-
I am new to processing steel as well. I am finding that after I drop my one oxite into the furnace, the door shuts tight, and won't let me put anything else in. Has anyone seen this sort of thing?
-Scott

Edit: I'll try it in reverse order as suggested by Jean above.

[LTL King]

Your furnace is below 0C. Ice stays ice below 0.
Hit activate 1 time for each ice.
When you add the vols(ice) and hit activate it reacts with the O2 and causes the fire to be started and reaches temps from 900-1300C depending on mix.

[LTL King]

Originally posted by jeandeaux:

. the furnace starts cold and will take an extra long time to process a large stack of either the coal or iron for steel.
With the fuel in, you can start up the furnace and it will be warm enough to do the rest.

However if you just add 1 of each then add ores. You can use less ice.
Adding your ice and starting it up. You get to around 1000C.
Adding ores cools off the furnace. The ore is cold it transfers temp with furnace.
If the temperature drops below 900. You don't get anything.
You need to purge some and add more fuel.

Add 1 of each to get it warm. Add your ores. Then add 2OX and 1VOl.
It will be hot enough to make other things.
or you can put in your ore during daytime when the furnace is above 0.
Wait till night and add fuel. Then it's just burn and pull the lever.
1ox-1vol will be enough.