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Steam Rock Saw
Steam Rock Saw
- Introduced in T6, this is both an improved and automated Rock Saw and Mason's Bench.
- Consume Petroleum.
- Can be built after learning Steam Mechanics 3 at Architecture university at level 23.
Production
You first have to configure the hopper to cut the stones or marbles you want. You can cut Cuttable Stones, Medium Stones, Oyster Shell Marble or White Alabaster into Cut Stones, Pulleys, Crucibles, Flystones, Nail Moulds, Marble Dust or Marble Mortar.
Cost
Built in a Compound (16 x 11)
Initial cost
The basic building can be loaded up to 250 Cuttable Stones or Medium Stones.
- 1000 Hard, Rigid, Fireproof Treated Boards for the shell
- 1 High Pressure Steam Engine
- 500 Clay Bricks
- 1000 Firebricks
- 100 Cement
- 500 Concrete
- 49 Steel Bars
- 15 Lubricating Oil
- 250 Jugs of Water
- 49 Brass Small Gears
- 7 Iron Medium Gears
- 1 Iron Large Gear
- 1 random gearbox - this is determined per-Compound, and the seed cannot apparently be changed by building anything but a Steam Rock Saw.
First capacity upgrade
- 50 Steel Bars
- 500 Hard, Rigid, Fireproof Treated Boards
- 150 Plaster
- 150 Concrete
- 25 Iron Strap
- 100 Octec's Alloy Wire
After the first upgrade, can be loaded up to 500 Cuttable Stones or Medium Stones.
Second capacity upgrade
After the second upgrade, can be loaded up to 1000 Cuttable Stones or Medium Stones.
Other upgrades
- 1500 Powdered Diamond to upgrade and allow marble cutting