Home / Recipes / Lathes ๐ ๏ธ How to Make Lathes in Infinite CraftLathes 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
๐ฎ Future Tense+ ๐จ Lathe= ๐ ๏ธ Lathes
Marathon 34 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 47 ยท 4 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 4 known combinations produce Lathes, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 47 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam4 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine5 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Tractor6 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Farm7 ๐ Farm+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Barbecue8 ๐ Ash+ ๐ Barbecue= ๐ Burger9 ๐ Burger+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Soggy Burger10 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Engine= ๐งน Vacuum11 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐งน Vacuum= ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole12 ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole+ ๐ Engine= โฐ Time Machine13 ๐ Soggy Burger+ โฐ Time Machine= ๐๐ Future Burger14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant15 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ต Tea16 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill17 ๐ต Tea+ ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill= ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch18 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet19 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ช Planet= โ๏ธ Sun20 โ๏ธ Sun+ โฐ Time Machine= ๐ฎ Future21 ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch+ ๐ฎ Future= ๐ฐ Tense22 ๐๐ Future Burger+ ๐ฐ Tense= ๐ฎ Future Tense23 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ต Tea= ๐ต Chai24 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm25 ๐ช Planet+ ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm= ๐ช Mars26 ๐ช Mars+ ๐ฑ Plant= ๐ฅ Potato27 ๐ต Chai+ ๐ฅ Potato= ๐ฅ Latke28 ๐จ Steam+ ๐จ Wind= โ๏ธ Cloud29 โ๏ธ Cloud+ ๐ Tractor= ๐พ Crop30 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava31 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone32 ๐พ Crop+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ญ Mill33 ๐ฅ Latke+ ๐ญ Mill= ๐จ Lathe34 ๐ฎ Future Tense+ ๐จ Lathe= ๐ ๏ธ LathesCrafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Dust + Fire โ Ash 3 Fire + Water โ Steam 4 Fire + Steam โ Engine 5 Earth + Engine โ Tractor 6 Earth + Tractor โ Farm 7 Farm + Fire โ Barbecue 8 Ash + Barbecue โ Burger 9 Burger + Water โ Soggy Burger 10 Dust + Engine โ Vacuum 11 Fire + Vacuum โ Black Hole 12 Black Hole + Engine โ Time Machine 13 Soggy Burger + Time Machine โ Future Burger 14 Earth + Water โ Plant 15 Plant + Steam โ Tea 16 Engine + Wind โ Windmill 17 Tea + Windmill โ Dutch 18 Dust + Earth โ Planet 19 Fire + Planet โ Sun 20 Sun + Time Machine โ Future 21 Dutch + Future โ Tense 22 Future Burger + Tense โ Future Tense 23 Fire + Tea โ Chai 24 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 25 Planet + Sandstorm โ Mars 26 Mars + Plant โ Potato 27 Chai + Potato โ Latke 28 Steam + Wind โ Cloud 29 Cloud + Tractor โ Crop 30 Earth + Fire โ Lava 31 Lava + Water โ Stone 32 Crop + Stone โ Mill 33 Latke + Mill โ Lathe 34 Future Tense + Lathe โ Lathes
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Other ways to make Lathes 4 combinations are known to produce Lathes. Here are 4 of them.
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.
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