How to Extract Tree Resin with the Sapper

Setting Up the Sapper

To begin harvesting resin, craft a Sapper machine block at a crafting table and find a fully grown tree. Mount the Sapper block directly against the side of a tree log. You can inspect the built-in Ponder screen in-game if you want an animated preview of how the block interfaces with the tree.

Supplying Power and Storing Fluids

The Sapper is a mechanical block that requires rotational force to function:

1. Connect turning cogwheels to the machine to supply rotational power.

2. Once powered and attached to the log, the Sapper will begin pulling raw yellow liquid resin straight out of the tree.

3. Attach fluid pipes to the Sapper to draw the collected resin away from the machine.

4. Route the pipes into a fluid container, such as a copper liquid tank, to store the resin for further processing.

You can leave the system running to continuously extract tree liquids into your tanks as long as the rotational power remains active.