How to Automate Charcoal Production in Rust

Liam

12 Mar 2025 — 1 min read

Tired of manually feeding furnaces like some broke roleplayer? Good news: you don’t have to. Gratnak has cracked the code on effortless charcoal production, and you’re about to reap the benefits. This automated charcoal furnace system lets you dump wood into a box and walk away—no micromanagement, no wasted time, just pure efficiency.

Check out the full guide below and start making charcoal like a true Rust industrialist.

How It Works

1. Smart Wiring = Fire on Demand

Gratnak sets up a battery-powered wiring system using branches, pass filters, and switches to ensure that:
✅ Each igniter gets the perfect amount of power.
✅ Furnaces light up automatically when wood is detected.
✅ Everything runs without constant player input.

2. Perfect Piping = No Wasted Resources

Once the system is wired, pipes do all the heavy lifting:
🔥 Wood goes in → fed straight into the furnaces.
🌪️ Charcoal comes out → sucked into storage automatically.
🚀 Expandable → Want more furnaces? Just link them up and scale your operation.

Why You Need This

🔹 No more manual furnace feeding.
🔹 Every bit of charcoal is collected.
🔹 Spend time raiding, not staring at a fire.

Want more genius Rust automation guides? Check out Gratnak’s channel here:
👉 Gratnak on YouTube

Now go automate your charcoal and stop living like a primitive.

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