How to Cast Metal Ingots and Apply Molten Tool Coatings

Refining Molten Minerals

Before casting solid items, you must process raw liquid minerals extracted from your geysers:

1. Pipe liquid Crimsite, Veridium, Ochrum, or Scorchia into Fluid Refineries or multi-block Distillery Towers.

2. Stack Mechanical Fluid Sieves vertically along your fluid pathways to filter out mineral by-products at accelerated speeds.

3. The refineries and towers will process the input fluids into pure liquid metals, specialized alloys, and fuels.

Casting on Depots and Upgrading Tools

Once you have pure liquid metals or alloys, route the fluid pipes into a Casting Depot equipped with a Mechanical Forge Mould.

• Casting Ingots: Direct the molten output onto the Casting Depot over factory conveyor belts. The Mechanical Forge Mould shapes the liquid metal directly into solid ingots and items on the belt line.
• Applying Tool Coatings: Place a compatible tool into the casting setup to coat it in molten alloy. This process applies a protective molten tool coating, which adds a distinct second durability bar to your tool and grants special bonus effects.