Compacting Diamonds from Coal and Lava

Instead of embarking on long mining trips to deep levels, you can manufacture diamonds and diamond nuggets directly in your kinetic factory using coal and lava.

Setting Up the Compacting Station

To automate this process, you need a rotational power source, a Mechanical Press, and a Basin.

1. Place a Basin down on a solid block.

2. Mount a Mechanical Press directly above the Basin, leaving one block of air between the press head and the basin rim.

3. Connect shafts or cogwheels from your kinetic network to the top of the Mechanical Press to provide rotational speed.

4. Route a pipe or fluid tank to deposit lava into the Basin, and use a mechanical arm, hopper, or belt to supply coal.

Pressing Diamonds and Nuggets

Once the components are in position, you can begin compacting:

1. Supply coal and lava together into the Basin.

2. When the ingredients meet the recipe requirements, the Mechanical Press automatically lowers and cycles its compacting stroke.

3. The press compacts the mixture into diamond nuggets or full diamonds, depending on your input ratios.

4. Attach a smart chute, mechanical arm, or filtered hopper to extract the finished diamonds or nuggets out of the Basin without clogging your supply chain.