Iron Grinding Blades
Iron Grinding Blades are the starter cutting set for the Recycler in Ala Industrial — the machine grinds nothing without a set, and one set survives 256 items.
Description
Iron Grinding Blades also set the Recycler's most expensive operating numbers: a 16-block batch costs about 5120 EU, and metal scrap takes twice the usual grind time. Smelting a spare set in any furnace — vanilla, iron or electric — yields Tempered Grinding Blades with a 768-item lifetime, ×1.4 speed and no scrap penalty; four diamonds around the tempered set plus a Reinforced Bearing below give Diamond Grinding Blades rated for 2048 items. Ala Industrial runs on both Fabric and NeoForge. Keep a spare Iron Grinding Blades set in a chest beside the Recycler: when the blades wear out, the machine stops until the slot is refilled.
Block properties
| Item ID |
alaindustrial:recycler_blades_iron
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p alaindustrial:recycler_blades_iron
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Java Edition | 26.2 |
Guide
How to use Iron Grinding Blades in the Recycler
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1
Craft the blades
Place four iron ingots around a Basic Bearing on a crafting table, with an Iron Gear in the bottom slot — the recipe yields one Iron Grinding Blades set.
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2
Install the set in the Recycler
Open the Recycler's interface and put Iron Grinding Blades into the blade slot marked with a ghost icon — the machine refuses to grind while the slot is empty.
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3
Feed the machine mixed junk
Drop stone, dirt, spare tools and planks into the input slot: every ground item adds mass to the batch and costs the blades exactly one point of wear.
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4
Empty the ash bin
Iron Grinding Blades leave 4 ash per full batch — pull the ash out by hand or set a hopper under the Recycler before the bin fills and slows the machine.
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5
Upgrade through the furnace
Smelt a spare Iron Grinding Blades set in any furnace — vanilla, iron or electric — to get Tempered Grinding Blades with a 768-item lifetime and ×1.4 speed.
The briquette grade depends on how varied the batch is, not how big: feed minerals, scrap metal and burnables in roughly equal shares, because a batch where one fraction takes 80% or more casts only poor slag.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
How long do Iron Grinding Blades last?
Iron Grinding Blades grind 256 items: one junk item equals one point of wear, and the set breaks after the 256th. The Recycler then stops until a new set fills the blade slot.
How do I craft Iron Grinding Blades?
Combine four iron ingots, one Basic Bearing and one Iron Gear on a crafting table: the ingots wrap the bearing and the gear sits below, giving one set per craft.
How do I upgrade Iron Grinding Blades?
Smelt one set in any furnace — vanilla, iron or electric — into Tempered Grinding Blades with a 768-item lifetime and ×1.4 speed. Four diamonds around the tempered set with a Reinforced Bearing below give Diamond Grinding Blades rated for 2048 items.
Why is the Recycler slow on scrap metal?
Iron Grinding Blades grind metal scrap at half speed — twice the usual 40 ticks per item. Tempered and Diamond sets carry no such penalty.
How much ash do Iron Grinding Blades produce?
Iron Grinding Blades leave 4 ash per full 64-mass batch. A hopper under the Recycler removes the ash automatically, which matters because a full ash bin stops the machine.
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