Metal Former (AcademyCraft)

The Metal Former is a machine added by, used for creating some basic components in AcademyCraft, such as , , and. It is also able to create several special items (like and ) which are required for using certain.

The Metal Former requires (IF) energy to run. It can be provided via a wireless IF energy network or manually using.

The Metal Former has four modes: Plate Crushing, Refining, Incising, and Etching. Plate Crushing mode can process ingot into plate; Refining makes Metal Former work as ore duplicator; while both Incising and Etching are for creating components. The current mode can be switched by clicking the mode icon above progress bar.