How to Feed Ingredients Using Hoppers

Understanding the Internal Storage

The Crafting Automat features an internal storage area consisting of 9 slots alongside the crafting matrix. When items are inserted into the block via hoppers or transfer pipes, they enter these internal storage slots rather than filling or altering the recipe grid.

When a redstone pulse triggers the block, it checks the internal storage. If the storage contains the required ingredients for the displayed recipe, the block consumes the materials directly from storage, leaving the template in your matrix intact.

Synchronizing with Three Hoppers

To keep the machine continuously stocked without bottlenecks, align your hopper input with the block's internal timing:

1. Understand that a full 9-slot recipe requires 9 items per craft, and the machine has a 24-tick cycle.

2. A vanilla hopper transfers one item every 8 game ticks.

3. Connect 3 hoppers directly into the Crafting Automat.

4. Over the course of 24 game ticks, each hopper transfers 3 items, delivering exactly 9 items per crafting cycle.

This setup allows the Crafting Automat to operate completely synchronously when powered by a 24-tick redstone clock.