--- title: ZED ZONE Crafting Stations and Materials: Glass, CNC Parts description: All 14 ZED ZONE crafting platforms from the developer’s docs, what each makes, and where to get the materials players get stuck on: glass, CNC components, alloy, metal components and copper. url: https://zed-zone.wiki/building/crafting-stations/ --- # ZED ZONE crafting stations and hard materials Most “how do I get X” questions on the forum are really “which station makes X”. The developer’s own MOD docs list every crafting platform the game knows, which makes a reliable map of what to build next. - 14 crafting platforms, from by-hand to the metal 3D printer. - CNC components: Simple Lathe from iron plates. - Crafting pulls materials from containers within 6 tiles. _[Image: ZED ZONE: the build menu showing production stations]_ _Official screenshot · Leven Liu / INDIECN_ ## All 14 ZED ZONE crafting platforms This is the `CraftPlatform` list from the developer’s MOD authoring reference (May 2026). Official The Electric Furnace, added in October 2026, smelts three times faster than the stone furnace. Official | # | Platform | Typical output | | --- | --- | --- | | 0 | By hand | Rope, cloth, torches, lock picks, repair kits Unverified | | 1 | Simple workbench | Grindstone, needles, gunpowder, grappling hook Unverified | | 2 | Workbench | Firearm Repair Kit, metal sheet, metal component, 9V decoder Unverified | | 3 | Ammo reloader | Ammunition | | 4 | Furnace | Smelting ore into plates | | 5 | Simple lathe | CNC components, screwdriver, alloy parts Unverified | | 6 | Advanced lathe | Higher-tier machined parts | | 7 | Injection mold | Plastic material Unverified | | 8 | Cooking (stove) | Meals, clean water, fuel | | 9 | Chemical bench | Acids, glue, tire sealant Unverified | | 10 | Medicine bench | Bandages, first aid kits, potions, Scale Hardening Salve Official | | 11 | Can wrapper | Homemade meat and fruit cans | | 12 | 3D printer (plastic) | Lures, plastic parts | | 13 | 3D printer (metal) | Metal printed parts and weapons | Outputs marked Unverified come from a June 2025 player list of recipes by station; recipes have changed since. In game, skill tree nodes have named the required station in their “Unlocks Crafting” list since Beta 0.9.98. Official ## Materials players get stuck on | Material (ID) | Where it comes from | | --- | --- | | Glass (28) | Tearing down walls drops stone, wood and glass. Official Players also smelt stone in a furnace, and find glass in shipping containers. Players report | | CNC component (29) | Made at the Simple Lathe from iron plates. Players report One player farmed them from the spider mech boss. Unverified | | Metal component (62) | Workbench. Unverified | | Alloy component (64), alloy sheet (66) | Simple Lathe. Unverified | | Copper (ore 4, plate 9, wire 13) | Copper veins yield as much as iron veins, and 22 electrical and pipe objects in the world drop copper scrap when dismantled (Beta 0.9.97). Official | | Iron plate (8) | Smelt iron ore (3) or scrap metal in a furnace. Players report | | Portable Gasoline Generator (41) | Motorized Zombies; see [power](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/power/). Official | Gathering with the matching melee tool is much faster since Beta 0.9.99.1, and wood can no longer be used as arrows. Official ## Crafting rules that save trips - Crafting pulls materials from containers **within 6 tiles**, nearest first, and from your backpack and clothing pockets. Official - “Stash Into Nearby Containers” puts items into containers that already hold the same kind. Official - The crafting panel searches recipes by name in your game language and in English. Official - Ammo disassembles into shells and gunpowder, and craftable melee weapons and tools break down into materials (fewer at low durability). Official ## Cooking and clean water A pot over a campfire is a **building recipe**, not an item you place: players report it needs the cooking pot and pipes, then fuel and a light. Players report The electric kettle boils raw water from your inventory. Official ## The early crafting chain, step by step - **By hand:** plant fibre → rope; rope, rocks and sticks → stone axe and stone hammer. Players report - **Research the workbench** in the skill tree with those two tools in your bag (they come back afterwards), then build the simple workbench. video, Oct 2026 - **Stone furnace:** unlocked with 10 rocks; build it outdoors and fuel it. It turns ore and scrap into plates. video Since Beta 0.9.95 furnace heat only does a quarter of the damage to nearby walls. Official - **Ammo crafting** comes early in the tree; 9mm needs gunpowder, casings and the workbench. video - **Simple lathe:** needs metal components to build; it then makes CNC components from iron plates. Players report ## What the 3D printer needs Players building the 3D printer report needing **10 CNC components**, **glass** and a **broken smart phone**; the phone is also part of the battery charger. Players report CNC components come from the Simple Lathe, glass from smelting rocks in a furnace (four separate players say so), and the phone from basements or traders. Players report Engines and motors for repairs turn up in factories, a Chinese player reports. Unverified Checked against version 1.0.4 Last verified 2026-11-07 ## Sources - [Developer docs: MOD authoring extras (crafting platforms, log path)](https://github.com/IndieDev-LevenLiu/zedzone/blob/c84e688/mod-docs/docs/en/13_Authoring_Extras.md) · 2026-05-29 · official - [Developer docs: Item ID Reference (543 items, English)](https://github.com/IndieDev-LevenLiu/zedzone/blob/c84e688/mod-docs/docs/en/12_Item_ID_Reference.md) · 2026-05-29 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.9.98 (camp doctor, snow, performance, crafting from containers)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/674005725646684956) · 2026-09-13 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.9.99.8.15 (new skill tree, power, loot balance)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/694274460775091085) · 2026-10-10 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.9.99.9.1 (voxel building, bicycles, companion gear, controller)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/710038327520138623) · 2026-10-23 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.9.97 (inland lakes, portable appliances)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/704404388682139040) · 2026-09-05 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.9.95 (building destruction and repair)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/704402486040988825) · 2026-08-18 · official - [Patch notes: Beta 0.9.99.1 (pet system, Giant Mutant Lizard)](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1211600/view/694273826363540399) · 2026-10-02 · official - [Steam guide: Update Console Commands 2.0 (player, June 2025)](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3494546049) · 2025-06-06 · single player report - [Steam thread: how to craft / find CNC components (11 replies)](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/591770639481762483/) · 2025-06-09 · players, 2+ reports - [Steam thread: 玻璃在哪找啊](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/599652573256885664/) · 2025-05-19 · players, 2+ reports - [Steam thread: can't use pot over a campfire](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/573803804384825812/) · 2026-10-10 · players, 2+ reports - [YouTube: Splattercat, “An Open World Zombie Survival RPG That Keeps Getting Bigger”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5968L6JgdI) · 2026-10-08 · single player report - [Steam thread: 材料问题 (glass, engines, alloy)](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/573770913623092486/) · 2025-10-18 · single player report - [Steam thread: can't craft arrows with sticks](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/570428117602169202/) · 2026-11-06 · players, 2+ reports - [Steam thread: suggestion: gasoline respawn (fuel from fat)](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/592943924842203999/) · 2026-10-15 · players, 2+ reports - [Steam thread: how to find the smart broken phone](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1211600/discussions/0/664957644709074629/) · 2026-01-13 · players, 2+ reports ## More in Building & Power - [guide Base building Build a base in ZED ZONE 1.0: the Structure tab and its five block materials, multi-story builds, repairing with the Repair Hammer, why hordes and NPCs still get in, and where to put your base.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/base-building/) - [guide Power & generators Power in ZED ZONE: where generators come from, Stirling generators, solar panels and energy storage, connecting a 3D printer with an electric pole, standby draw and the eight portable appliances.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/power/) - [entity Turrets & traps The four ZED ZONE auto turrets compared (Crossbow, Machine Gun, Laser, Tesla), what powers each, the Electric Fence at 100W a segment, spike traps and landmines, and how to unlock them.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/turrets-and-defenses/) - [guide Farming ZED ZONE 1.0 farming: build Planting Pots, sow, water and fertilize, harvest the 12 crops, grow mushrooms underground, let rain water outdoor pots, and cook bread, fries and soups.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/farming/) - [entity Vehicles Every ZED ZONE vehicle: cars and trucks, bicycles, karts, the electric forklift, the self-driving test car, the island railway and the boat, plus how to repair parts, patch tires and fuel up.](https://zed-zone.wiki/building/vehicles/)