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A hammer mends the Telephone in three swings, and it has 150 health once placed.
What one batch takes.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Tech Trash
Wood
Metal Fragments
Tech Trash
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 50,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 100,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "techparts"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Telephone, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Sunken Chest | 1.1% | 1 |
 Normal Crate | 0.44% | 1 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | 0.44% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.16% | 1 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 0.16% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
Wood,
Metal Fragments, 
High Quality MetalEach 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 Telephone gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75 Metal Fragments, 75% Tech Trash, 37 + 50% Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60 Metal Fragments, 60% Tech Trash, 30 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50 Metal Fragments, 50% Tech Trash, 25 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40 Metal Fragments, 40% Tech Trash, 20 Wood |
The Telephone breaks down into Metal Fragments, Tech Trash 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. “37 + 50%” means 37 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Telephone is a fun and decoration in the Fun category (item ID #1234878710, console shortname telephone). In active play, it follows standard server rules for fun and decoration gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
Use the telephone to call other telephones on the island!
Crafting Telephone in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1 once the 30 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, 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 choosing between Telephone and related fun in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 195-scrap tech tree path and save 165 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone | Fun | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 195 path | Not recyclable |
| Above Ground Pool | Fun | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Beach Chair | Fun | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Beach Parasol | Fun | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
To compare Telephone against every item in its inventory category, browse All 63 items in Fun, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Engineering Workbench tech tree, tile by tile.
The Telephone has 150 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Fun category under numeric ID 1234878710 across 63 fun, while server admins spawn it via inventory.giveid 1234878710 1 or queue crafts with craft.add 0 1234878710 1 across 63 published Fun entries.
The Telephone is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 50 Wood, 100 Metal Fragments and 1 Tech Trash, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Non-craftable components like Tech Trash must be looted from monument crates or recycled gear before queuing the craft at your bench.
The Telephone recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 50 Metal Fragments, a 50% chance of a Tech Trash and 25 Wood. Full recycler yields apply to an undamaged copy, while partially worn gear returns proportionally fewer materials based on its remaining durability bar.
The Telephone takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Fun category under numeric ID 1234878710 across 63 fun and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1234878710 1.
The Telephone repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 25 Wood, 48 Metal Fragments and 3 High Quality Metal at full wear (3 swings). Hammering a placed structure restores health with no maximum-durability loss after a 30-second combat cooldown.
Blueprint progression for Telephone at Engineering Workbench in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 195 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap. Researching a looted copy at a Research Table saves 165 scrap over the tech tree path.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Telephone despawns after 20 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Telephone has 32-bit signed item ID 1234878710 and shortname telephone in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Fun category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Telephone in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give telephone 1 or inventory.giveid 1234878710 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.