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The Workbench Level 1 opens 97 blueprints for 2,490 scrap in all, and an experiment at it costs 75 scrap.
What one batch takes.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Wood
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 500,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 100,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
No workbench, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 1, 3.75s at Workbench Level 2 or 3.
Every player starts with this blueprint. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.
Wood,
Metal Fragments
Wood,
Metal FragmentsA repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn.
Each 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 Workbench Level 1 gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75 Metal Fragments, 375 Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60 Metal Fragments, 300 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50 Metal Fragments, 250 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40 Metal Fragments, 200 Wood |
The Workbench Level 1 breaks down into Metal Fragments and Wood.
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, Workbench Level 1 is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #1524187186, console shortname workbench1). 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.
This allows you to craft and unlock items requiring workbench level 1.
Crafting Workbench Level 1 in Rust takes 15 seconds by hand without a workbench, 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). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.
When comparing Workbench Level 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workbench Level 1 | Deployables | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Workbench Level 2 | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Workbench Level 3 | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Snake Venom | Deployables | 10 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Workbench Level 1 with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Workbench Level 1 against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables.
The Workbench Level 1 has 500 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1524187186 across 168 deployables and despawns after 40 minutes when dropped on a default server across 168 published Deployables entries (158 with crafting blueprints).
The Workbench Level 1 is crafted by hand from 500 Wood and 100 Metal Fragments 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 Workbench Level 1 opens the Workbench Level 1 tech tree when placed in a base in Rust, covering 97 craftable items for 2,490 scrap from first node to last. It sits in the Deployables catalog with item ID 1524187186 alongside 167 related deployables.
The Workbench Level 1 runs random blueprint experiments in Rust for 75 scrap per roll, picking an unlearned recipe from its workbench tier at random. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1524187186 across 168 deployables, stacking to 1 unit per slot.
The Workbench Level 1 recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 50 Metal Fragments and 250 Wood. 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.
A repair bench fixes the Workbench Level 1 from broken for 100 Wood and 20 Metal Fragments, and a hammer takes it from broken to full in ten swings for 248 Wood and 52 Metal Fragments in Rust.
Every player starts with the Workbench Level 1 blueprint, so it never needs researching; a Research Table would still charge 10 scrap for it in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1524187186 across 168 deployables across 168 published Deployables entries.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Workbench Level 1 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 Workbench Level 1 has 32-bit signed item ID 1524187186 and shortname workbench1 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 Workbench Level 1 in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give workbench1 1 or inventory.giveid 1524187186 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.