Mechanical Press

Stress requirement: 8 SU per RPM

The Mechanical Press is one of the earliest and most important machines in Create. It is used to either press or compact ingredients underneath it.

Its primary use is to press Ingots into Plates, used extensively in machine recipes, such as Casings.

Mechanical Presses are powered by an internal shaft, accessed from two opposite sides. Much like shafts, Presses will relay rotation along their axis. It will always press/compact items at the same speed, regardless of how much power is provided to it.

Obtaining

Mechanical Presses can be created through the following methods:

Recipe	Input	Output
	Crafting: 1 Andesite Alloy 1 Andesite Casing 1 Block of Iron 2 Cogwheels	1 Mechanical Press

Usage

Pressing

By default, the Mechanical Press will try to stamp items underneath it. This can be set up in two ways:

• When placed one space above any block, it will process all stacks of valid items above the block when given a Redstone signal. Items with no pressing recipe are unaffected;
• When placed one space above a conveyor belt, it will automatically press stacks of incoming items, stalling the belt until each operation is done. Items with no pressing recipe are ignored.

Pressing Recipes

Input	Output
1 Brass Ingot	1 Brass Sheet
1 Copper Ingot	1 Copper Sheet
1 Gold Ingot	1 Gold Sheet
1 Lapis Lazuli Block	1 Lapis Sheet
1 Iron Ingot	1 Iron Sheet
1 Sugar Cane	1 Paper

Compacting and Packing

When a Mechanical Press is placed above a basin, it will begin compacting ingredients instead of pressing them. This can apply any compacting recipe or can automatically pack the basin's contents into a 2x2 (e.g. Glowstone Block) or 3x3 grid shape (e.g. Slime Block).

The Press will automatically process any valid recipe it detects inside the basin, regardless if there are leftovers inside, as long as the basin has inventory space remaining.

Compacting Recipes

Input	Output
2 Flint 1 Gravel 100 mB Lava	1 Andesite
2 Flint 1 Limesand 100 mB Lava	1 Diorite
2 Flint 1 Red Sand 100 mB Lava	1 Granite

2x2 Packing Recipes

Input	Output
4 Andesite	4 Polished Andesite
4 Bricks	1 Bricks (block)
4 Clay Ball	1 Clay (block)
4 Copper Sheets	16 Copper Shingles
4 Dark Scoria	4 Polished Dark Scoria
4 Diorite	4 Polished Diorite
4 Dolomite	4 Polished Dolomite
4 End Stone	4 End Stone Bricks
4 Gabbro	4 Polished Gabbro
4 Glowstone Dust	1 Glowstone
4 Granite	4 Polished Granite
4 Honey Bottles	4 Glass Bottles 1 Honey Block
4 Honeycomb	1 Honeycomb Block
4 Iron Ingots	1 Iron Trapdoor
4 Limestone	4 Polished Limestone
4 Logs (any type)	3 Wood (same type)
4 Magma Cream	1 Magma Block
4 Nether Bricks	1 Nether Bricks (block)
4 Nether Quartz	1 Block of Quartz
4 Planks (any type)	1 Crafting Table
4 Popped Chorus Fruit	1 Purpur Block
4 Prismarine Shards	1 Prismarine
4 Rabbit Hide	1 Leather
4 Red Sand	1 Red Sandstone
4 Red Sandstone	1 Cut Red Sandstone
4 Sand	1 Sandstone
4 Sandstone	1 Cut Sandstone
4 Scoria	4 Polished Scoria
4 Snowballs	1 Snow Block
4 Stone	1 Stone Bricks
4 String	1 White Wool
4 Weathered Limestone	4 Polished Weathered Limestone

3x3 Packing Recipes

Input	Output
9 Bone Meal	1 Bone Block
9 Brass Ingots	1 Brass Block
9 Brass Nuggets	1 Brass Ingot
9 Coal	1 Block of Coal
9 Copper Ingots	1 Copper Block
9 Copper Nuggets	1 Copper Ingot
9 Diamonds	1 Block of Diamond
9 Dried Kelp	1 Dried Kelp Block
9 Emeralds	1 Block of Emerald
9 Gold Ingots	1 Block of Gold
9 Gold Nuggets	1 Gold Ingot
9 Ice	1 Packed Ice
9 Iron Ingots	1 Block of Iron
9 Iron Nuggets	1 Iron Ingot
9 Lapis Lazuli	1 Lapis Lazuli Block
9 Melon Slices	1 Melon
9 Nether Wart	1 Nether Wart Block
9 Packed Ice	1 Blue Ice
9 Prismarine Shards	1 Prismarine Bricks
9 Redstone Dust	1 Block of Redstone
9 Slimeballs	1 Slime Block
9 Wheat	1 Hay Bale
9 Zinc Ingots	1 Zinc Block
9 Zinc Nuggets	1 Zinc Ingot