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The Research Table turns a held item into its blueprint for 10 to 120 scrap and has 200 health once placed.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 20,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "scrap"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
Every player starts with this blueprint. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.
Metal Fragments,
ScrapEach swing charges the share of the cost for 50 health, rounded up to whole resources, and restores as much health as it paid for, which can be more than 50. Nothing can be repaired for 30 seconds after it takes damage.
What the Research Table gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 150 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 120 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 100 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80 Metal Fragments |
The Research Table breaks down into Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item.
In Rust, Research Table is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #-1861522751, console shortname research.table). In active play, it follows standard server rules for deployable gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.
You can use this table to learn how to permanently craft items you have found in exchange for scrap.
Crafting Research Table in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.
When comparing Research Table against related deployables in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (15 seconds per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Table | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Table | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 60 path | Not recyclable |
| Mixing Table | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 90 path | Not recyclable |
| Frankenstein Table | Deployables | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Research Table with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Research Table against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables.
The Research Table has 200 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID -1861522751 across 168 deployables, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -1861522751 1 spawns 1 unit for testing across 168 published Deployables entries (158 with crafting blueprints).
The Research Table is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 200 Metal Fragments and 20 Scrap in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.
The Research Table recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 100 Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Research Table takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID -1861522751 across 168 deployables, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1861522751 1.
The Research Table repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 99 Metal Fragments and 11 Scrap at full wear (4 swings). Hammer repairs draw materials straight from your inventory with zero maximum-health penalty, provided the placed object has not taken damage within the last 30 seconds.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Research Table despawns after 40 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Research Table has 32-bit signed item ID -1861522751 and shortname research.table in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Deployables category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Research Table in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give research.table 1 or inventory.giveid -1861522751 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.