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Utilitybeginner1.5+

AUTOMATIC SMELTER ARRAY

An array of furnaces fed by hoppers that automatically distributes items to smelt and collects the output. Scales from 1 to 16+ furnaces. Uses no redstone, purely hopper mechanics.

Dimensions: 2W x 8L x 4H (for 8 furnaces)

Materials List

Furnacex8
Hopperx24
Chestx4
Building Blocksx16

Step-by-Step Build Guide

  1. 1Place a row of furnaces side by side.
  2. 2On top of each furnace, place a hopper pointing into the furnace (item input).
  3. 3On the side of each furnace (fuel slot side), place a hopper pointing into the furnace.
  4. 4Below each furnace, place a hopper pointing toward a collection chest.
  5. 5Place an input chest on top of the first input hopper, items distribute along the chain.
  6. 6Place a fuel chest feeding into the first fuel hopper.
  7. 7Items from the input chest flow through hoppers, filling each furnace in turn.
  8. 8Smelted items drop into bottom hoppers and flow to the output chest.
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