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How to Make Lathe in Infinite Craft

Lathe is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Latke plus Mill. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LatkeMillLathe

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 233 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3PlantSteamTea
  4. 4FireTeaChai
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7DustWindSandstorm
  8. 8PlanetSandstormMars
  9. 9MarsPlantPotato
  10. 10ChaiPotatoLatke
  11. 11SteamWindCloud
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EarthEngineTractor
  14. 14CloudTractorCrop
  15. 15EarthFireLava
  16. 16LavaWaterStone
  17. 17CropStoneMill
  18. 18LatkeMillLathe
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Fire + Water→ Steam3Plant + Steam→ Tea4Fire + Tea→ Chai5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm8Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars9Mars + Plant→ Potato10Chai + Potato→ Latke11Steam + Wind→ Cloud12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Earth + Engine→ Tractor14Cloud + Tractor→ Crop15Earth + Fire→ Lava16Lava + Water→ Stone17Crop + Stone→ Mill18Latke + Mill→ Lathe

Other ways to make Lathe

3 combinations are known to produce Lathe. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lathe
FirstSecondResult
LatkeMillLathe
LAThesaurusLathe
LATherapyLathe

What you can make with Lathe

Lathe at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
23
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

Similar effort to Lathe, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lathe in Infinite Craft?

Combine Latke with Mill. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lathe?

18 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Lathe hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lathe?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Lathe, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.