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Furnace Optimizer

How many furnaces, how much wood, and how long — for any ore load or target output rate.

Output
10,000
Sulfur
Time (1 furnace)
1h 9m
Furnaces for 30m
3
Ore per slot
1,667
6 slots
Wood needed
10,000
Charcoal made
7,500

Smelt speeds (seconds per ore)

Ore typeSmall FurnaceLarge FurnaceElectric FurnaceWood / ore
Metal Fragments (from Metal Ore)5s · 12.0/min2.5s · 24.0/min1s · 60/min1
Sulfur (from Sulfur Ore)5s · 12.0/min2.5s · 24.0/min1s · 60/min1
High Quality Metal (from HQM Ore)10s · 6.0/min5s · 12.0/min2s · 30.0/min2

Per-ore smelt time and throughput (ore/min per slot) for each furnace. Electric is fastest and burns no wood; large furnaces are 2× small. HQM is the slowest and uses 2× wood. Your current selection is highlighted.

6 ore slots · wood · 2× speed. Times assume all ore slots run in parallel and enough wood is kept loaded. HQM smelts slower and burns 2× wood. Electric furnaces need ~5 rW and no wood.