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How to Make Lathes in Infinite Craft

Lathes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Lathe. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseLatheLathes

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 474 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23FireTeaChai
  24. 24DustWindSandstorm
  25. 25PlanetSandstormMars
  26. 26MarsPlantPotato
  27. 27ChaiPotatoLatke
  28. 28SteamWindCloud
  29. 29CloudTractorCrop
  30. 30EarthFireLava
  31. 31LavaWaterStone
  32. 32CropStoneMill
  33. 33LatkeMillLathe
  34. 34Future TenseLatheLathes
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Fire + Teaโ†’ Chai24Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm25Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars26Mars + Plantโ†’ Potato27Chai + Potatoโ†’ Latke28Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud29Cloud + Tractorโ†’ Crop30Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava31Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone32Crop + Stoneโ†’ Mill33Latke + Millโ†’ Lathe34Future Tense + Latheโ†’ Lathes

Other ways to make Lathes

4 combinations are known to produce Lathes. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lathes
FirstSecondResult
LathePluralLathes
Future TenseLatheLathes
LathPluralLathes
LathetPluralLathes

Lathes at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
47
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lathes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Lathe. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lathes?

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

Is Lathes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lathes?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Lathes, 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.