Tools
Water Bucket
bucket.water
A bucket for transporting water or other liquids.
Crafting
 Metal Fragments | ×20 |
Hand craftCraft time: 15s
Blueprint
15
Research (scrap)
15
Tech tree node (scrap)
15
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 1
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×8 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×12 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
buildRepair Bench
| Metal Fragments | ×4 |
Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: Yes
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Basic CrateGingerbreadScarecrowTunnel DwellerUnderwater Lab DwellerYellow Loot Barrel Blue Loot Barrel
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