Engineering Workbench
GeneralThis allows you to craft and unlock electrical, water and industrial items
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
 Wood | 500 |
 Metal Fragments | 100 |
Unlock
- 60 Scrap at a Research Table
- 60 Scrap via the Workbench Level 1 tech tree
Recycler
| Output | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | 300 | 100% |
| Metal Fragments | 60 | 100% |
Safe Zone Recycler
| Output | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | 200 | 100% |
| Metal Fragments | 40 | 100% |
| Material | Amount | Max condition lost |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 20 | 20% |
| Wood | 100 | 20% |
| Source | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Underwater Advanced Crate | 1 | 1.1111% |
| Underwater Lab - Normal Crate 2 | 1 | 0.4444% |
| Normal Crate | 1 | 0.4444% |
| Wagon - Normal Crate | 1 | 0.4444% |
| Outbreak Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Patrol Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Arctic Patrol Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Roaming Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Tethered Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gingerbread Dungeon(2) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gingerbread Melee Dungeon(2) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Scarecrow (Dungeon)(1) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Arena Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Scarecrow (Dungeon Static)(1) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Cargo Ship Turret Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Cargo Ship Turret Scientist (LR-300) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Chinook Gunner | 1 | 0.2% |
| Bradley Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Airfield Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Arctic Research Base Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Abandoned Military Base Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Cargo Ship Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Deep Sea Ghost Ship Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Deep Sea Island Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Excavator Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Gingerbread | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Launch Site Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Missile Silo Outside Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Oil Rig Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Scarecrow | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Trainyard Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Tunnel Dweller | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Underwater Lab Dweller | 1 | 0.1634% |
Similar Items
Engineering Workbench is a general item in Rust that stacks up to 1 per slot. This allows you to craft and unlock electrical, water and industrial items It can be crafted using 500x Wood, 100x Metal Fragments. One of the more reliable places to find it is Underwater Advanced Crate. Dropped on the ground, it despawns after about 0.7 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Engineering Workbench requires 500x Wood, 100x Metal Fragments to craft.
The Engineering Workbench blueprint is unlocked via research_table for 60 scrap.
Engineering Workbench stacks up to 1 per inventory slot.
Recycling Engineering Workbench in a recycler yields 300x Wood.
Engineering Workbench can be repaired using 20x Metal Fragments.
Engineering Workbench can be found at Underwater Advanced Crate, among other locations.
Left on the ground, Engineering Workbench despawns after roughly 0.7 hours.