Presses
There are three different presses available in NTM, all with similar functionality but deriving power from different sources.
Presses can be used to make plates, wires, or circuits as well as compressing non-smeltable powders back into their normal form and the production of certain types of bullets.
Stamps
All burner presses have similar steps in operation, the first of which being the production of various stamps to use in the presses.
A flat stamp can be made in a crafting table like so:
An indestructable desh stamp can also be crafted once some better materials are obtained:
A machine template folder can then be used to select a stamp shape, these stamp shapes come in many varieties to produce various material components:
| Stamp Type | Recipes |
|---|---|
| Plate Stamp |                                     |
| Wire Stamp |           
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| Circuit Stamp |         |
Burner Press
Formerly known as the steam press, it is powered by flammable materials like coal/charcoal, lignite, or solid fuel.
Once fuel has been placed in the press, it'll be consumed, and a number of operations stored. The press will await in standby until a valid stamp and material combo is supplied.
The press will run until it has processed everything supplied to it, increasing in speed over time. This encourages batching pressing, as running the press for individual items will cause it to lose speed and increase waiting time.
The burner press is crafted in a regular crafting table with the following recipe:
Burner Press Preheater
The preheater is a block that drastically lowers the time it takes for the press to reach full speed. It must be placed adjacent to the lower block of the press.
The preheater is also crafted in a crafting table with the following recipe:
Electric Press
Works in the exact same way as the burner press, the only difference is, this one is powered by electricity, and operates faster. The electric press is created in an assembly machine with the following recipe:
Conveyor Press
A conveyor press works like the electric press, in that it must be provided power to operate. However, this press doesn't have a GUI, meaning the stamps must be inserted directly into the machine, and retrieved using a screwdriver.
The conveyor press processes all items that are currently in its belt, which means that it can be made faster by using a conveyor speed upgrade. It will not process stacks that contain multiple items.
The conveyor press is crafted with the following recipe:
Use in Compressing Powders
Some materials when placed in the shredder cannot be turned back into their normal solid form. Using a flat stamp (the base stamp) and placing the powder in, they can be re-solidified.
- Emerald powder -> Emerald
- Diamond powder -> Diamond
- Lapis lazuli powder -> Lapis lazuli
- Coal powder -> Coal (this isn't necessary as coal powder is used to make "coke", some alloys/blends, and functions the same in a furnace)
This is useful for applications such as the asteroid mining ship that only delivers the powdered form of items.
A compressed coal chunk can be used to artificially make a diamond through this method as well.