Steam Presser

The Steam Presser is a Steam tier multiblock for forging metals on an anvil. The Steam Presser is a direct upgrade from the singleblock steam forge hammer because it 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 The Steam Presser is superseded by the Industrial Sledgehammer in IV.

Construction

The only structural difference between the basic and high-pressure Steam Presser 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 Presser (with the necessary hatches) requires 481 bronze ingots and 43 brick blocks to build. Similarly, a high-pressure Steam Presser requires 745 steel ingots, 66 bronze ingots, and 4 brick blocks to build.

Basic (T1)

Controller: Front center, 2nd layer
35-39 Bronze Plated Bricks
2 Bronze Pipe Casing
2 Block of Iron
1 Steam Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Input Bus: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Output Bus: Any normal casing

High-Pressure (T2)

Controller: Front center, 2nd layer
35-39 Solid Steel Machine Casing
2 Steel Pipe Casing
2 Block of Steel (from GregTech)
1 Steam Hatch: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Input Bus: Any normal casing
1+ Steam Output Bus: Any normal casing

Wallsharing

Steam Pressers 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 Presser is a direct upgrade from the singleblock steam forge hammer because it runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. Upgrading to high-pressure doubles both the processing speed and steam consumption. Expect to use the Steam Presser up to HV because of its large bonuses over singleblock machines.

The Steam Presser processes recipes up to LV tier which includes ALL crushed/purified ore recipes and many ingot to plate recipes at a 3:2 ratio. It can also extract gems from blocks and craft long rods from regular rods. An LV+ bending machine is required for a 1:1 ingot to plate ratio.