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DF Suggestions / Re: Dumbwaiters, Magma Cauldrons
« on: November 02, 2016, 01:09:00 am »
I have not built a magma pumpstack, though I'm getting more use out of macros and am considering it. It's been easier to Dump into a chute and then let the dwarves haul the finished metal products back up in bins.
My concept of one-gizmo-fits-all machinery for hauling things up or down would include one pulley at the top of the chute, one pulley at the bottom of the chute, chain loops connecting them, and a "minecart". Then assign it as a type of hauling route. Now you have a vertical "minetrack".
Any "trackstop" put on that route will need a "pump station/track stop" for a dwarf to crank the wheel. When the cart is dumped, the contents would move through the "pump station/track stop" like with a screwpump so if the contents are liquid they can fall into a pit. The floor below the bottom pulley could be channelled so the container can freely swing below the pulley and scoop up liquid.
The tensile strength of the chains and combined weight of the chains/containers could limit the weight allowed.
If there are multiple "pump stations/track stops" on the route and the Depart Conditions are triggered, it could trigger "pump operator" jobs for each stop and every dwarf helping would increase the speed (the combined weight of the chains/containers/contents could need a lot of dwarf power and one dwarf might not be enough to get it moving.
Now I am wondering why dwarfs with loaded wheelbarrows go up stairs so quickly...
My concept of one-gizmo-fits-all machinery for hauling things up or down would include one pulley at the top of the chute, one pulley at the bottom of the chute, chain loops connecting them, and a "minecart". Then assign it as a type of hauling route. Now you have a vertical "minetrack".
Any "trackstop" put on that route will need a "pump station/track stop" for a dwarf to crank the wheel. When the cart is dumped, the contents would move through the "pump station/track stop" like with a screwpump so if the contents are liquid they can fall into a pit. The floor below the bottom pulley could be channelled so the container can freely swing below the pulley and scoop up liquid.
The tensile strength of the chains and combined weight of the chains/containers could limit the weight allowed.
If there are multiple "pump stations/track stops" on the route and the Depart Conditions are triggered, it could trigger "pump operator" jobs for each stop and every dwarf helping would increase the speed (the combined weight of the chains/containers/contents could need a lot of dwarf power and one dwarf might not be enough to get it moving.
Now I am wondering why dwarfs with loaded wheelbarrows go up stairs so quickly...