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Codex Getting Started First Machines
Four blocks need no components and can be built right away: the Basic Dynamo, the Crusher, the Induction Furnace and the Metal Former. Together they make the parts for everything that follows.
The 
Basic Dynamo burns furnace fuel such as coal, charcoal or wood and pushes energy into the blocks next to it on every side. Its output in E/t is set by volt.basicDynamoOutput (default 40, allowed 1–100000). It is the only early generator; later, boilers and turbines take over.
| Iron Ingot | Copper Ingot | Iron Ingot | ||
| Copper Ingot | Furnace | Copper Ingot | → Basic Dynamo |
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| Iron Ingot | Redstone Dust | Iron Ingot |
The 
Crusher grinds ores, raw metals, ingots and stone into dust or gravel. Its second output slot catches by-products.
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Piston | |
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| Flint | |
Flint | → Crusher |
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Redstone Dust | |
| In | Out | E/t | Ticks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze Rod | 3 × Blaze Powder | 30 | 80 |
| Bone | 5 × Bone Meal | 20 | 60 |
| Coal | any Coal Dust | 30 | 80 |
| any Cobblestone | Gravel | 20 | 80 |
| Gravel | Sand, Flint (10 %) | 20 | 80 |
The 
Induction Furnace runs every smelting recipe, including those of other mods, in half the furnace time. With two inputs it also makes alloys such as bronze, brass, invar and steel.
| Iron Ingot | Copper Ingot | Iron Ingot | ||
| Iron Ingot | Furnace | Iron Ingot | → Induction Furnace |
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| Iron Ingot | Redstone Dust | Iron Ingot |
| In | Out | E/t | Ticks |
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| 3 × any Copper Ingot, any Zinc Ingot | 4 × any Brass Ingot | 60 | 200 |
| 3 × any Copper Ingot, any Tin Ingot | 4 × any Bronze Ingot | 60 | 200 |
| any Copper Ingot, 4 × any Redstone Dust | Conductive Alloy Ingot | 60 | 200 |
| any Copper Ingot, any Nickel Ingot | 2 × any Constantan Ingot | 60 | 200 |
| any Gold Ingot, any Silver Ingot | 2 × any Electrum Ingot | 60 | 200 |
| 2 × any Iron Ingot, any Nickel Ingot | 3 × any Invar Ingot | 60 | 200 |
| any Iron Ingot, 2 × any Coal Dust | any Steel Ingot | 60 | 200 |
The 
Metal Former shapes metal with a die. The die in the die slot picks the process and is never used up:
- Plate Die: plates
- Rod Die: rods
- Gear Die: gears
- Wire Die: wire
- Block Die: compacts material into blocks
| Iron Ingot | Piston | Iron Ingot | ||
| Iron Ingot | Anvil | Iron Ingot | → Metal Former |
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| Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot | Iron Ingot |
The Crusher, the Induction Furnace and the Metal Former run on energy: connect them to the dynamo with a Pipster cable or place them right next to it. Each window shows the energy bar, the progress and a status line. The R button sets the redstone mode: always on, only with a signal, or only without one. Pipes can take items only from the output slots, and the input slots accept only items that have a recipe. Each machine has three upgrade slots.
Two more early generators need no fuel. The 
Thermoelectric Generator makes energy from hot and cold neighbours at the same time, for example lava on one side and water on another; one hot side alone makes nothing. The 
Stirling Generator turns heat into energy: from heat ports and heaters next to it, or from hot blocks such as lava, fire or magma below it. Its output is capped by volt.stirlingMaxOutput (default 100, allowed 1–100000).