ok, there's a few questions tipit didnt seem to clarify. first of all, since im less than 60 smithing, is that 2500 gp a one-time upfront fee? or do i have to pay it each and every time i use the conveyor belt? also, what happens if i leave the blast furnace area, do i have to pay the fee again? and the ore dispenser, is there a limit to what it can hold, if so whats the limit? if theres no limit, i think it would be easier to have it hold all my bars, and smith them all at once afterward.

Nice first post!

 

 

 

Here is what I can tell you. The fee you pay is for a time basis I think somewhere around ten to fifteen minutes worth of working at the blast furnace. If you've at least started the Garden of Tranquility quest you can chop that fee in half but you're still bound by time. If you leave the area you're still on the clock. The machine can only hold so many ores as well as bars. I think you can max out at 28 bars and then it won't make anymore. The problem with this is that you can put in more Iron than Coal so you could accidentely end up with a few Iron bars thus wasting your Iron ores.

 

 

 

Once you get up to sixty smithing I believe you can use the pseudo-Smithing Guild right next to the Blast Furnace to smith your items and many people then High Alch their products to purchase more coal or Iron to continue this process. Hope I answered your question and welcome to Tip.it! :D

thank you. this will really help me in my quest for greater smithing!