How to make a Crafter block & auto-craft in Minecraft

Added at the beginning of the Minecraft 1.21 update, the Crafter enables players to automatically craft an item using the new block, making most survival runs so much easier.

The Crafter is a fantastic block capable of automatically crafting your items. Once you put in the right ingredients in the correct order, all you need to do is hook it up to power and you’ll have automatic crafting.

Not only is this ideal for those looking to create multiple arrows, weapons, and armor, but it’s also brilliant to help create building blocks for your dream house. However, you’ll need to know how to make a Crafter and how to autocraft before you begin. So, here’s everything you need to know.

Crafter recipe

In order to make a Crafter, you’ll need the following items:

• 2 Redstone Dust
• 5 Iron Ingots
• 1 Dropper
• 1 Crafting Table

Players can get Redstone Dust by Mining, crafting Blocks of Redstone, or by smelting Redstone Ore, or Deepslate Redstone Ore with any type of fuel.

Iron Ingots can be found in chests, as mob loot, or can be crafted from Blocks of Iron or Iron Nuggets, as well as by smelting Iron Ore, Deepslate Iron Ore, or Raw Iron with fuel.

Unlike the Redstone or the Iron, both the Dropper and Crafting Table are best crafted. You can find them in structures, but they’re easier to craft, particularly the Dropper.

For a Dropper you’ll need:

• 7 Cobblestone
• 7 Redstone Dust

For the Crafting Table, you’ll need:

• 4 Planks

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The Crafter looks a lot like a traditional Crafting Table with a hint of Redstone.

How to make the Crafter

Once you’ve got the above materials you can begin crafting:

1. Go to your Crafting Table and right-click on it.
2. Place one piece of Redstone Dust on each bottom corner.
3. Put the Dropper between the Redstone Dust.
4. Set the other Crafting Table on top of the Dropper.
5. Fill the rest of the spaces with the Iron Ingots.

If you did it correctly, it should look like the image below:

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While you’ll only need four items, some can be tricky to get.

How to auto-craft

To auto-craft in Minecraft, you’ll first need to work out how often you want something to be made. If it’s just one, then all you need to do is fill the Crafter with the right recipe, stick a button or lever on the side of the Crafter, and click/pull it. Then, whenever you want the resource again, click the button.

Alternatively, you could use Redstone repeaters to make the Crafter drop multiple items in continuation, which is ideal for the likes of fences, torches (if you’re heading to a cave), or a specific building block for your home.

It’s worth experimenting with Redstone and the Crafter and seeing what you come up with.

That’s how you can make a Crafter block in Minecraft, as well as how to autocraft. You can check out some of the best Minecraft cheats and commands to experiment with while also learning about Bedrock Shaders and the very best Seeds.