Simple Silent Super Smelter for Mincraft Java (and Bedrock) edition

[@karllama8933]

I recently build the smelter but If i put in a lot of items if the furnaces are empty and different Items are qeued in the hoppers they cant enter the furnaces because they are blocked is there a fix for it? Right now the only fix I know is to put new Items in the Ore chests but still it will happen again

[@elhedran]

I hadn't thought of that. I'll have a look later but my first thought is that unless the system is expanded to the full 24/25 furnace configuration, it's likely to remain a flaw in the design. Thanks for bringing it up though.

[@elhedran]

Ok, did a bit of a look, and yes, as shown in that video, that problem probably can't be fixed (e.g. mix of different items getting clogged). I can think of three options - 1: Only use it with single item types and use a smaller system for a mix of different smelted items. 2: Go with a bigger furnace (as in an earlier video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWG0qpmolNN1l5o ). If it distributes only just in time for the previous item to smelt, it can't clog. Even "bigger, but not that big" will clog less. 3: Or... could I interest you in a dropper based super smelter? Still experimenting with the design, but it turns out its possible, is simpler, and doesn't lock any hoppers so doesn't clog at the furnaces.

[@karllama8933]

@@elhedran always interested in the 3rd Option. I already build it into the wall of my base so I dont really want to have a second system

[@elhedran]

@karllama8933 I'll post a comment here when I'm happy with the design. For now, the droppers distribute faster than hoppers can fill them, making the system a little hard to hide away (need two sets of hoppers under the double chests)

[@elhedran]

What I have so far: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3XHfX2Li8t5fbM

[@derrychai2655]

i have no idea how to extend it to 23 furnaces

[@elhedran]

So the larger version only works on Java edition. The "clock" part goes in the middle so signal strength reaches both ends of the 23 length hopper line. the "lock" line then needs to be extended beyond 15, which means a repeater. If you put the repeater on a target block, you can also run the redstone down the side of the block the repeater is on to use that furnace spot too. The main reason I don't show it though is I wouldn't go for 23 this way, one of my other videos (earlier) just runs a 100 tick clock instead and that gets you all the way to 25 furnances - which is as many as you can feed with hoppers (4 ticks to move an item, by 25, is 100 ticks, is is the same time it takes to smelt an item). Always nice to see the description of the video gets read. Video for the "older" approach here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWG0qpmolNN1l5o - I never need a super smelter that big hence the design in this video.

[@derrychai2655]

@@elhedran thanks 😅

[@bobhowell9752]

Do you think this would work on bedrock?

[@elhedran]

Good question. I'll give it a try and let you know. I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work, but I haven't tested it and there are some weird differences.

[@elhedran]

So the answer turns out to be, "no, it does not work on bedrock". The part of the design that uses a hopper and dropper as a vertical not gate that doesn't burn out.... doesn't work on bedrock at all.

[@elhedran]

And... Just realised I tested the multi item sorter and not the super smelter last night on bedrock, and that the comment advice would have been very confusing. Stay tuned.

[@bobhowell9752]

@@elhedran it was confusing, didn’t see that in your tutorial

[@elhedran]

Ok, tested the right build now, the one shown in this video does work in Bedrock... so for up to 15 smelters you are good, going to test the bigger version next