Parameters
- Use
- Quality Metal; Moonrock Ingot
- Recipe / cost
- Build: 5 Iron Ingots; Quality Metal: 2 Iron Ingots + 2 Scrap / 10s
- Prerequisite
- 0 points; needs a foundation
- Evidence version
- 0.44.2.4634-milestone
Overview
Permafrost’s smelting stations serve different jobs. Use the Stone Furnace for basic ingots and coal, and compare the Makeshift and Professional Smelter recipes for Quality Metal. The October 14 update changes Stone Furnace coal production to 3 Wood → 2 Coal in 10 seconds.
Match the material to its station
| Station | Reference construction | Useful output |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Furnace | 40 Stone; 2 blueprint points | Coal and basic ingots |
| Makeshift Smelter | 5 Scrap; 0 blueprint points; foundation | Quality Metal using Iron and Scrap |
| Professional Smelter | 5 Iron Ingots; 0 blueprint points; foundation | Quality Metal using Iron Ingots and Scrap |
Construction costs and point labels above come from 0.44.2.4634-milestone. Zero blueprint points does not mean zero building materials or that every output recipe is already learned.
Use the October 14 coal recipe
The official update supersedes the older export’s 5-Wood, 15-second coal entry. Each current documented Stone Furnace batch uses 3 Wood and yields 2 Coal in 10 seconds. When planning a batch, round up to whole crafts: for 15 Coal, eight batches supply 16 Coal and consume 24 Wood.
That arithmetic assumes the announced recipe and does not include time spent gathering or operating the station. Coal requirements for Copper and Iron below remain dated reference data.
Make ingots before the clothing station
| Output | Reference ingredients | Reference time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Copper Ingot | 3 Copper + 5 Coal at Stone Furnace | 15 seconds |
| 1 Iron Ingot | 3 Iron + 3 Coal at Stone Furnace | 15 seconds |
The Tailoring Bench requires Copper Ingots, while building a Professional Smelter requires Iron Ingots. Carrying raw ore leaves the processing step unfinished.
The October 14 patch also replaces Iron Ore with Iron Ingots in the Disassembly Bench build recipe. Its announcement provides no ingredient count, so check the current construction panel rather than using an older raw-ore total.
Choose a Quality Metal route from your actual inputs
The reference Makeshift recipe uses 5 Iron + 5 Scrap for one Quality Metal in 20 seconds. The Professional entry uses 2 Iron Ingots + 2 Scrap with a 10-second timer. Do not compare the timers alone: the latter route needs processed ingots and its station.
Use the Quality Metal guide to plan that target. This page owns the station chain; no fixed advanced-metal pickup or unlimited ore respawn is established here.
Sources and version
Checked 15 October 2026. The coal and Disassembly Bench changes are official October 14 statements. Other costs remain MetaBot’s 0.44.2.4634 reference; this site has not tested the recipes.
- Official October 14 patch — Revised coal production and bench ingredient.
- Stone Furnace data — Construction and reference ingots; its older coal entry is superseded.
- Makeshift Smelter data — Construction and raw-Iron Quality Metal route.
- Professional Smelter data — Construction and ingot Quality Metal route.