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=== Manual Operation === <!--T:3--> | === Manual Operation === <!--T:3--> | ||
[[File:Mill automated settup.png|thumb|Cross-section of an automated setup with chute-fed in- & outputs, as well as a clutch to interrupt power transmission.|400px]] | |||
* '''Loading''': Right click on the bottom portion or base of the quern to access the GUI. Insert the item to grind in the input slot (left). | * '''Loading''': Right click on the bottom portion or base of the quern to access the GUI. Insert the item to grind in the input slot (left). | ||
* '''Operation''': Hold right mouse button while hovering over the top portion of the quern to begin the grinding process. | * '''Operation''': Hold right mouse button while hovering over the top portion of the quern to begin the grinding process. | ||
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===Automated Operation=== <!--T:6--> | ===Automated Operation=== <!--T:6--> | ||
[[File:Mill fancy settup.png|thumb|Automated setup with chiselled guards to keep items from falling to the side, as well as grates to access the chests below.|400px]] | |||
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Querns can be powered by windmills to partially automate grinding, for more info on power generation & power trains, see [[Mechanical_Power|mechanical power]]. With a full complement of sails, the quern will grind materials at wind speeds as low as 25%. | Querns can be powered by windmills to partially automate grinding, for more info on power generation & power trains, see [[Mechanical_Power|mechanical power]]. With a full complement of sails, the quern will grind materials at wind speeds as low as 25%. | ||
{{protip|As with pulverizers and other automated machines, its output may despawn if the player is too far away from the quern as it works. Hoppers cannot fix this issue as they similarly only work while the player is in range.}} | |||
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* '''Material Output:''' Placing any item in the output slot will block the output, causing product items to drop out of the sides of the quern. To collect items, hoppers can be fed into chests. Place the hopper at the level of the block supporting the quern, not next to the side of the quern itself. If the hopper, or any block for that matter, is placed next to the side of the quern, this placement will prevent the quern from producing items}. Further, if the quern tries to output an item but the side is blocked, it will restart grinding the item. This means placing one block adjacent to the quern will reduce efficiency by 1 quarter. | * '''Material Output:''' Placing any item in the output slot will block the output, causing product items to drop out of the sides of the quern. To collect items, hoppers can be fed into chests. Place the hopper at the level of the block supporting the quern, not next to the side of the quern itself. If the hopper, or any block for that matter, is placed next to the side of the quern, this placement will prevent the quern from producing items}. Further, if the quern tries to output an item but the side is blocked, it will restart grinding the item. This means placing one block adjacent to the quern will reduce efficiency by 1 quarter. | ||
An optimal automated setup as shown would require the following blocks & items: | |||
* 5 chests - one for the input and 4 for the outputs | |||
* 1 straight chute for the input | |||
* 4 elbow chutes for the outputs | |||
* 4 hoppers for the outputs | |||
* a quern | |||
* (optional) transmission and clutch | |||
* a minimum of 4 axles and 1 angled gear | |||
Depending on the actual location of the setup, more axles and gears would obviously be necessary to connect the quern to the actual power source. | |||
== Storage == <!--T:8--> | == Storage == <!--T:8--> | ||
