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RedstoneCraftable

Crafter

A redstone-powered block that automatically crafts items from a configured 3x3 grid when it receives a pulse. It ejects the finished item or pushes it into an adjacent container.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Redstone

Version Added

1.21

Item ID

crafter

Crafter at a glance

Crafter comes from crafting it, and Redstone is where Crafter sits as a redstone component. Stack Crafter 64 high, 576 Crafter across a hotbar, 1728 Crafter in a shulker box of Crafter, and a double chest of Crafter takes 3456.

Wire Crafter into a circuit and it becomes part of the timing: redstone builds are made of components like Crafter, each one deciding what the next block sees. The game rates Crafter at 1.5 hardness. Crafter only drops for stone and up. Explosions work against a resistance of 3.5. Crafter sits between Copper Bulb and Daylight Detector in Redstone, number 4 of 29 there.

Crafting recipe for Crafter

Crafting
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Iron IngotIron Ingot
Crafting TableCrafting Table
Iron IngotIron Ingot
DropperDropper
Redstone DustRedstone Dust
DropperDropper
CrafterCrafter

How to obtain Crafter

  • Crafting

Notes on Crafter

Slots can be disabled by clicking them, and it emits a comparator signal based on how many slots are filled.

Frequently asked questions about Crafter

  1. Iron Ingot, Crafting Table, Redstone Dust going into Crafter, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Crafter in Minecraft?

    Crafter is crafted from Iron Ingot, Crafting Table, Redstone Dust, and Dropper at a Crafting Table, Crafter in one step.

  2. Crafter coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.21

    When was Crafter added to Minecraft?

    Crafter was added in version 1.21.

  3. Crafter on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Crafter used for?

    A redstone-powered block that automatically crafts items from a configured 3x3 grid when it receives a pulse. It ejects the finished item or pushes it into an adjacent container.

  4. Crafter as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Crafter take to break?

    Two figures cover Crafter: 1.5 to mine Crafter, 3.5 to blow it up. Because the numbers differ on Crafter, one of the two routes into Crafter is always quicker. Crafter only drops for stone and up. Java 26.2 spells Crafter out this way, so nothing on Crafter was guessed.

  5. 64 Crafter drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Crafter can you stack?

    320 Iron Ingot, 64 Crafting Table, 128 Dropper, and 64 Redstone Dust is what 64 Crafter costs, so filling one Crafter slot is 64 crafts of Crafter.

Building with Crafter

A crafter holds a recipe and builds it whenever a redstone pulse arrives, which is the first time in the game that crafting itself became automatic. Fed by hoppers and triggered by a clock, it turns raw materials into finished items with nobody standing at the table.