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Once dropped, the Pipe Tool lasts 5 minutes on the ground before it despawns.
What one batch takes.
High Quality Metal
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 2,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.refined"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 1s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 0.5s at Workbench Level 2, 0.25s at Workbench Level 3.
Every player starts with this blueprint. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.
What the Pipe Tool gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 50% High Quality Metal |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 1 + 20% High Quality Metal |
| Green recycler | 50% | 1 High Quality Metal |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80% High Quality Metal |
The Pipe Tool breaks down into High Quality Metal.
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. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Pipe Tool is a electrical in the Electrical category (item ID #-144513264, console shortname pipetool). In active play, it follows standard server rules for electrical gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
A tool used to make connections between industrial objects. Aim at an object and click on an input/output handle, then click on another object's input/output handle to form a connection. Holding right mouse will clear or cancel a connection.
Crafting Pipe Tool in Rust takes 1 second 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). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
When comparing Pipe Tool against related electrical in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (1 second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe Tool | Electrical | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Wire Tool | Electrical | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Hose Tool | Electrical | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Small Rechargeable Battery | Electrical | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 120 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Pipe Tool with closely related electrical sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Pipe Tool against every item in its inventory category, browse All 83 items in Electrical.
The Pipe Tool is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 2 High Quality Metal 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 Pipe Tool recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 1 High Quality Metal. 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 Pipe Tool takes 1 second to craft, down to 0.25 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It is indexed under the Electrical category alongside 82 other electrical in Rust (item ID -144513264), stacking up to 1 unit per inventory or container slot.
Every player starts with the Pipe Tool blueprint, so it never needs researching; a Research Table would still charge 10 scrap for it in Rust. It belongs to the Electrical category under numeric ID -144513264 across 83 electrical, stacking to 1 unit per slot.
The Pipe Tool has 32-bit signed item ID -144513264 and shortname pipetool in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Electrical category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Pipe Tool in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give pipetool 1 or inventory.giveid -144513264 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.