Crafting in Scrap Mechanic
To make new items in Scrap Mechanic you first need to make your way to the mechanic station and create a craftbot there. The craftbot is a little tedious to use though. You have to stand over it and tell it, an item at a time, to craft and then, an item at a time, remove it once made. I find it better to use the craftbot to make water containers from buckets of water and then to use it to make an autocrafter which is much more versatile. The autocrafter can work without you standing over it and, it has the advantage that it will recycle items too. Making the craftbot and autocrafter was covered here.
So what can you make?
Here's the items I use from the Fant autocrafter in the order they appear. I've skipped some particularly useless items such as the scrap wheel (which rolls almost as well as a square one). Where an item can be upgraded with component kits, I've shown the level 1 item only.
| Item to craft | Image | To make: | Requires | Weight | Durability | Friction | Buoyancy | Note | |
| Cardboard |  |
1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Feed it to a glowslug to get glowslug poop | |||
| Wood 1 |  |
10 | 15 | scrap wood | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Wood 2 |  |
10 | 15 |
wood 1 |
5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 | Metal 2 | ||||||||
| Wood 3 |  |
10 | 15 |
Wood 2 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1 | Metal 3 | ||||||||
| Metal 1 |  |
10 | 15 | Scrap metal | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Metal 2 |  |
10 | 15 |
Metal 1 |
5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 | Ember | ||||||||
| 2 | Water | ||||||||
| Metal 3 |  |
10 | 20 |
Metal 2 |
5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 | Ember | ||||||||
| 4 | Water | ||||||||
| Sand |  |
10 | 5 | Stone | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Glass |  |
10 | 10 1 |
Sand 1 Ember |
3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Net block |  |
1 | 2 | Metal 1 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | You can make it but it's an item easilly collected from the trading shacks. It's not too useful though and better as a source of metal 1. |
| Barrier block |  |
10 | 10 |
Wood 1 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Sometimes useful for marking steps and other places which are hard to see. |
| 1 | Paint ammo | ||||||||
| Bubble plastic |  |
10 | 5 | Crude oil | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Obviously you can expect this to float well. |
| Beacon |  |
1 | 5 | Scrap metal | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Switch |  |
1 | 1 |
Scrap metal |
2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Toggle action |
| 1 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| Button |  |
1 | 1 |
Scrap metal |
2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | On while pressed |
| 1 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| Sensor 1 |  |
1 | 1 |
Metal 1
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Detects other objects at varying distance |
| 1 | Glass | ||||||||
| 2 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| 2 | Glue | ||||||||
| Off-road suspension 1 |  |
1 | 10 |
Metal 2 |
0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2 | Crude oil | ||||||||
| Piston 1 |  |
1 | 10 2 2 1 |
Metal 2 Crude oil Circuit board Component kit |
0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| Gas engine 1 |  |
1 | 20 5 5 3 |
Metal 1 Crude oil Circuit board Component kit |
8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Upgrade with 2 component kits to get more connections |
| Electric engine 1 |  |
1 | 20 5 10 5 |
Metal 2 Batteries Circuit board Component kit |
7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Upgrade with 2 component kits to get more connections |
| Driver's seat 1 |  |
1 | 10 |
Cotton
|
5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Upgrade with 2 component kits to get more connections |
| 5 | Metal 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| 1 | Component kit | ||||||||
| Seat 1 |  |
1 | 10 |
Cotton | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Upgrade with 2 component kits to get more connections. Can be connected to switches. |
| 5 | Metal1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| Toilet |  |
1 | 5 5 |
Metal 1 Wood 1 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Can use it to teleport short distances. Can connect switches |
| Thruster 1 |  |
1 | 40 |
Metal 3 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Needs gas fuel. For flying. Upgradable. |
| 10 | Component kit | ||||||||
| Controller 1 |  |
1 | 5 |
Metal 1 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Controls bearings and pistons. Upgradable for more connections and speed |
| 5 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| 1 | Component kit | ||||||||
| 3 | Glue | ||||||||
| Logic gate |  |
1 | 1 |
Metal 1 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Press E to change type of gate |
| 1 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| 1 | Glue | ||||||||
| Timer |  |
1 | 2 2 1 |
Metal 1 Circuit board Glue |
2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Radio |  |
1 | 2 | Metal 1 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Plays music but more useful for making beacons |
| 2 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| 1 | Glue | ||||||||
| Beacon | |
1 | 10 |
Metal 2 |
3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Helps find marked objects. Can be toggled in logbook (L) which also shows distance. Place it somewhere bots can't reach it. |
| 1 | Radio | ||||||||
| 10 | Circuit board | ||||||||
| Bed |  |
1 | 50 20 10 |
Wood 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Essential portable spawn point. Resets time to daylight when used. |
| 20 | Cotton | ||||||||
| 10 | Paint ammo | ||||||||
| Dressbot |  |
1 | 5 | metal 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Produces clothes using cotton and garment boxes |
| 2 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 1 | component kit | ||||||||
| Vegiburger |  |
1 | 2 | carrot | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Restores health hunger and thirst completely |
| 1 | red beet | ||||||||
| 1 | potato | ||||||||
| 1 | tomato | ||||||||
| Connect tool |  |
1 | 10 |
scrap metal |
Essential tool | ||||
| 2 | circuit board | ||||||||
| Paint tool |  |
1 | 10 | metal 1 | Used for decoration and some control objects | ||||
| 5 | glass | ||||||||
| 3 | component kit | ||||||||
| Weld tool |  |
1 | 20 | metal 2 | Helpful if you make a mistake or need to join items | ||||
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 5 | component kit | ||||||||
| Fridge |  |
1 | 10 | metal 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | A small fridge ideal for vehicles |
| 2 | chemicals | ||||||||
| 1 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 2 | glue | ||||||||
| Large chest |  |
1 | 60 | metal1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Holds up to 30 items |
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 3 | component kit | ||||||||
| 5 | glue | ||||||||
| Vacuum pump |  |
1 | 10 | metal1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | A pump which sucks or blows and which has an include/exclude filter |
| 5 | wax | ||||||||
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 3 | component kit | ||||||||
| Vacuum pipe |  |
1 | 5 | metal 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Straight glass pipe. Press 'Q' to change length. |
| 10 | glass | ||||||||
| 1 | circuit board | ||||||||
| Vacuum pipe corner |  |
1 | 5 | metal 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Bent glass pipe. Press 'Q' to change orientation. |
| 10 | glass | ||||||||
| 2 | circuit board | ||||||||
| Gas container |  |
1 | 20 | metal 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Holds 100 fuel |
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 10 | paint ammo | ||||||||
| 2 | glue | ||||||||
| Battery container |  |
1 | 20 | metal2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Holds 100 batteries |
| 10 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 10 | paint ammo | ||||||||
| 2 | glue | ||||||||
| Water container |  |
1 | 10 | metal 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Holds 100 water |
| 10 | wax | ||||||||
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 2 | glue | ||||||||
| Chemical container |  |
1 | 10 | metal2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Holds 100 chemicals for chemical gun - a device only useful in PVP games |
| 20 | glass | ||||||||
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 2 | glue | ||||||||
| Fertilizer container | |
1 | 10 | metal2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Holds 100 fertilizer |
| 10 | wax | ||||||||
| 5 | circuit board | ||||||||
| 2 | glue | ||||||||
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| Item to craft | Image | To make: | Requires | Weight | Durability | Friction | Buoyancy | Note | |
| Water Cannon |  |
1 | 10 | metal 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Useful for autowatering systems and construction of autofarmers |
| 10 | Wax | ||||||||
| 10 | component kit | ||||||||
| Saw |  |
1 | 10 | metal 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Essential component of tree felling machines |
| 20 | metal 1 | ||||||||
| Drill |  |
1 | 20 |
Metal 2 |
5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Essential component for extracting metal and rock from cuboid rocks |
| 30 | Metal 1 | ||||||||
| Bucket |  |
1 | 5 | Scrap metal | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Essential during the early stages of the game for collecting liquids |
| Soil bag |  |
1 | 10 | wood 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | If you can't find them in buildings and farm plots you can make them |
| 10 | sand | ||||||||
| 2 | carrots | ||||||||
| Fertilizer |  |
1 | 10 |
carrot seed | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Makes plants grow faster but not essential |
| 10 | tomato seed | ||||||||
| 10 | beet seed | ||||||||
| Gas (petrol) |  |
1 | 1 | Crude oil | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Fuel |
| battery |  |
1 | 10 | scrap metal | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Component for many electrical devices |
| 5 | glowslug poop | ||||||||
| 5 | chemicals | ||||||||
| Glue |  |
1 | 1 | Glue clam | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | text |
| Water |  |
1 | 1 | bucket of water | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Watering plants. Making metal |
| Chemical |  |
1 | 1 | bucket of chemicals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Raw material for plastics. Easier to get using a vacuum pump in a chemical pool or by recycling plastics |
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| Item to craft | Image | To make: | Requires | Weight | Durability | Friction | Buoyancy | Note | |
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