Screw

"This, like Mrs. Parks, is what’s keeping everything together."

- Caterina Parks's assistant Steve

Screws are basic crafting components made from Iron Rods.

Other methods
Screws can also be found around from Crash Sites.

Tips

 * The most efficient way to make screws from Iron Ingots is converting it to Steel Ingots via the solid steel alternate recipe. The Steel should be used to make Iron Rods which make four screws. This has an efficiency of 24 screws per Iron Ingot or 16 per Steel Ingot. If the steel is used to make Steel Beams you will get only 13 screws per Steel Ingot. The latter recipe is far more machine-efficient, however; making 780 screws/min from steel without major overclocking requires 23 constructors via Steel Rod, but only 4 via Steel Screw.
 * As one of the low-compression items, transporting them to the next machine that requires them can be a challenge during the early game, due to the relatively low throughput of the belt and high-consumption rate of screws. Use the following arrangement for the production of Reinforced Iron Plate and Rotor:

Trivia

 * The screws shown in the item's mesh do not have threads, so they would not work as screws. Instead, they look more like bolts.
 * The official explanation is that the box is a big bucket and contains at least one or two screws.
 * Although it appears as a box of screws, it is only counted as one item.
 * 27 Screws are used in Drop Pods.

History

 * Unknown patch between Patch 0.3 and Patch 0.3.3.3: Mesh and icon changed