Steam Blender

The Steam Blender is a Steam tier multiblock for mixing alloys and other dust blends. The Steam Blender is a direct upgrade from manual dust mixing because it can be automated, runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. There are two tiers of the machine: basic (T1) and high-pressure (T2). The high-pressure version consumes twice the amount of steam to run twice as fast. The Steam Blender is superseded by the Industrial Mixing Machine in IV.

Construction

The only structural difference between the basic and high-pressure Steam Blender is the material of the casings. Steam is only accepted through a steam hatch (NOT an input hatch), much like other steam tier multiblocks. The steam input and output bus do not auto-push or auto-pull from adjacent inventories and therefore require hoppers, EnderIO item conduits, or conveyor modules for automation. Use the Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector to visualize/build the structure where the projector stack size determines the structure tier (1=Basic, 2=High Pressure).

Assuming plates are made in a forge hammer and rods are made with a file, a basic Steam Blender (with the necessary hatches) requires 489 bronze ingots and 39 brick blocks to build. Similarly, a high-pressure Steam Blender requires 562 steel ingots, 66 bronze ingots, and 4 brick blocks to build.

Basic (T1)

Controller: Front center, 2nd layer
25-37 Bronze Plated Bricks
4 Bronze Frame Box
2 Bronze Gear Box Casing
1 Bronze Pipe Casing
1 Steam Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Input Bus or Regular Input Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Output Bus or Regular Output Hatch: Any normal casing

High-Pressure (T2)

Controller: Front center, 2nd layer
25-37 Solid Steel Machine Casing
4 Steel Frame Box
2 Steel Gear Box Casing
1 Steel Pipe Casing
1 Steam Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Input Bus or Regular Input Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Output Bus or Regular Output Hatch: Any normal casing

Wallsharing

Steam Blenders may wallshare each of their sides to save on casings and buses/hatches. Sharing the bottom layer with another one directly underneath and upside down is the most effective and highly recommended because it saves a significant amount of bronze and steel. Sharing also works with other steam tier multiblocks that use the same type of casing.

Usage

The Steam Blender is a direct upgrade from manual dust mixing because it can be automated, runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. Upgrading to high-pressure (T2) doubles both the processing speed and steam consumption.

The Steam Blender processes recipes up to LV tier which includes red alloy dust, battery alloy dust, soldering alloy dust, potin dust, mica based pulp, and gunpowder. However, it is generally recommended to use the Steam Fuser instead (where possible) because it returns an ingot instead of a dust. An MV+ singleblock mixer is also required for higher tier recipes.