Industrial Sized Machines

[Nick]

I think perhaps that other versions of current machines be added, where the investment is much more than the predecessor, but it can produce more per day.

[Anthony Roberts]

This is a good idea, and has been suggested before. Resources hasn't really gotten around to it, but if more people back you up Nick, then I'll be sure to get my "slaves" to get to work

And by Slaves, I mean... dedicated subordinates. Wah ha!

[The Industriallist]

We do need these, I think, or at least we will some day.

...that's me backing him up.

[DylPickle]

Me three!

'Nuff said.

[cantrlady]

I also agree

[Nick]

Three backups, is that enough?

In fact, I'd like to see the smelter maybe take 10 times as much materials, and smelt ten times as fast.

[nitefyre]

And take up ten times more space in the room... but possibly even more complicated tools to operate?

Sure, why not.

[Just A Bill]

The really big smelters were their own building, a tower like structure about 25 feet high. You needed a ramp to the top to dump supplies in at the top (some were build next to a small hill instead) and you filled it with layers of your materials. Once they were started they were run continiously till winter. Several times a day more material was added to the top and periodically the iron was let out the bottom.

While we are talking about large machines, I would like to bring back up the topic of powered machines and mills, either water, wind or possibly steam powered.

[Nick]

While we are talking about large machines, I would like to bring back up the topic of powered machines and mills, either water, wind or possibly steam powered.

Then do it in another thread, please.

[Anthony Roberts]

I'll see what can be done.

[Nick]

And take up ten times more space in the room... but possibly even more complicated tools to operate?

Sure, why not.

10 times as much materials = 10 times as much weight = 10 times as much space in the room

[Anthony Roberts]

And take up ten times more space in the room... but possibly even more complicated tools to operate?

Sure, why not.

10 times as much materials = 10 times as much weight = 10 times as much space in the room

Ie: Just use a normal one 10 times...?

[The Industriallist]

Not the same, because that would call for 10 times as much labor also...

Cutting labor requirements by a factor of 10 seems like too much, unless this is supposed to be semi-automated...

[Nick]

Not the same, because that would call for 10 times as much labor also...

Cutting labor requirements by a factor of 10 seems like too much, unless this is supposed to be semi-automated...

That is a big benefit, but not a lot of people are going to be able to afford the 3000g iron for the smelter anyway.

[The Industriallist]

Yes, but it's still too big...Way too big, in fact. You just chuck your 3000g of ancient iron on, and you can put every other smelter completely out of business. One person smelting 500g per day??

I'd say that for this device (might not be the scale to implement)...10x as many people able to work on it, with 2-3x productivity would be more reasonable.