Macerator

The Macerator is an all-purpose grinding machine, capable of breaking down many ores and other items into dust, which can be later smelted.

The main use for the Macerator is doubling mining profit. Each ore block (Except for tungsten) placed into the Macerator creates ore Dust. Each piece of dust can be smelted into a single ingot.

The Macerator can turn 1 ore into 2 ore dusts, and 1 ingot into 1 dust.

Like all other IndustrialCraft blocks, the Macerator can be powered through direct connection (through cable), by placing it next to an energy storage block (such as the BatBox or MFE) or by placing energy storage items into it (such as the Single-Use Battery or RE Battery).

In combination with BuildCraft, one can fill the macerator with a pipe connecting to the top of it, and retrieve the dust with a wooden pipe on a side or bottom.

Video Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpHYIk88bRk

Usage
For a list of ore dusts, go here: Dusts

Energy
🇪🇺 Maximum Input: 32 EU/t before exploding. Storage before upgrades: 800EU

Upgrade
The four slots on the right are used to upgrade the machine. The three upgrades that are available are the Overclocker Upgrade, the Transformer Upgrade and the Energy Storage Upgrade.

The following table shows the amount of time it takes to macerate compared to how many overclockers are in the macerator:

It can also be upgraded to a Rotary Macerator.

Removal & Recovery
There are several ways of removing and recovering a Macerator with varying degrees of success.


 * By hand - Destroys block 100% of the time
 * By Pickaxe - Destroys Macerator, returns a Machine Block 100% of the time.
 * By Bronze Wrench or Electric Wrench in normal mode - Recovers Macerator 80% of the time, returns a Machine Block 20% of the time.
 * By Electric Wrench in loss-less mode - Returns Macerator 100% of the time.