Netherite Drill Head
The Netherite Drill Head is the Ala Industrial crafting part that upgrades the Diamond-Tipped Electric Drill to its netherite tier at a smithing table.
Description
In the smithing combine, the Netherite Drill Head takes the addition slot beside the smithing template and the Diamond-Tipped Electric Drill. The finished Netherite-Tipped Electric Drill mines at speed 12.0 against 10.0 on the diamond tier (a vanilla netherite pickaxe sits at 9.0), deals 7 damage instead of 6, and carries a 15,000 EU buffer against the 10,000 of the two tiers below — roughly 300 blocks per charge at the unchanged 50 EU per block. The mining tier stays diamond, and both charge and the switchable Silk Touch mode carry over from the diamond tier. Ala Industrial runs on Java Edition only, on both Fabric and NeoForge loaders, the Netherite Drill Head stacks to 64, and the whole drill line belongs to the LV tier and charges at up to 32 EU/t.
Block properties
| Item ID |
alaindustrial:netherite_drill_head
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p alaindustrial:netherite_drill_head
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Java Edition | 26.2 |
Upgrade guide
How to craft and fit the Netherite Drill Head
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1
Collect the netherite materials
Gather 3 Netherite Scrap, 2 Netherite Alloy Ingots and 1 Electrum Gear: the scrap smelts from ancient debris found in the Nether, while the ingots come from the mod's Alloy Smelter and the gear from its metal components.
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2
Craft the head at a crafting bench
Place the three Netherite Scrap across the top row, then one Netherite Alloy Ingot, the Electrum Gear and a second ingot in the row below — the recipe yields one Netherite Drill Head.
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3
Find the smithing template
Search the chests of bastion remnants in the Nether for the Netherite Drill Upgrade Smithing Template — each chest holds one with a 20% chance.
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4
Fit the head at the smithing table
Combine the template, the Diamond-Tipped Electric Drill and the Netherite Drill Head at a smithing table to receive the Netherite-Tipped Electric Drill.
Like the vanilla netherite template, the drill template duplicates at a crafting bench: surround one copy with 7 diamonds and 1 netherrack and receive two back.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
- Netherite-Tipped Electric Drill (Smithing transform from Netherite Drill Upgrade Smithing Template)
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
Can the Netherite Drill Head mine blocks on its own?
No — the Netherite Drill Head is a pure crafting component with no EU buffer and no tool functions; the mining tool of the line is the Electric Drill, and the head only serves its final upgrade.
Why does the upgrade need a separate head item?
A smithing table has only three slots — template, base and addition — so the scrap, the alloy ingots and the electrum gear are pre-assembled into the Netherite Drill Head to fit into the addition slot.
What does the finished netherite drill gain?
The Netherite-Tipped Electric Drill mines at speed 12.0 instead of 10.0, deals 7 damage instead of 6 and holds 15,000 EU — about 300 blocks per charge at 50 EU per block — while the mining tier stays diamond.
Is the Netherite Drill Head available on Bedrock?
No — Ala Industrial is a Java Edition mod for Minecraft 26.2, so the Netherite Drill Head exists only on Java, on both the Fabric and NeoForge loaders.
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