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[forfor]

So while reading the wiki I noticed that melting down a pick will produce 1.2 bars. How is this represented in game? does this mean I can melt down and remake steel picks over and over to farm more steel bars?

[Daris]

Yes, that's exactly what it means.  There is no representation of fractional bars, though.  You won't notice them until they add up to a full bar.

[TruePikachu]

Specifically, the fractional portion is stored in the workshop until it reaches a full bar.

[ShinQuickMan]

So, does anyone know if these fractional bars are passed around different smelters/forges, or do they remain in place until there's enough to make a whole one? Moreover, would they just outright vanish if the smelter/workshop in question were dismantled?

[Kneenibble]

I unknowingly exploited this while training a weaponsmith by making copper picks recently.  I left it on repeat until he was Legendary +5, melting all the non-masterwork picks.  Then later I noticed over 500 copper bars in my stocks!

So, does anyone know if these fractional bars are passed around different smelters/forges, or do they remain in place until there's enough to make a whole one? Moreover, would they just outright vanish if the smelter/workshop in question were dismantled?

They remain in the same smelter, so that you could have fractions among several different smelters.  Each individual smelter has to reach 1 full bar on its own.

As far as I know, yes, the fractions will disappear if the smelter is removed.

[forfor]

in this vein does anyone know how to set it so the dwarfs don't cancel a job if they dont have the materials? aka melting objects.

[PatrikLundell]

There is a DFHack plugin that suspends rather than cancels repeat jobs. That's the closest thing I know. I've stopped using it, though, since I suffered severe problems with "lost" jobs, i.e. jobs that were listed in the jobs menu, but never performed (I had a paved road stopped at the half built stage for 10 or so years, individual digging squares in the middle of rooms that were never dug out, etc).

[forfor]

sigh. Oh, well gotta do it manually then XD

[Delioth]

I know if you set a job in the manager (j-m-p) it'll keep stocking that job at appropriate workshops until the quota is met, regardless of whether you've got bars or not. You'll have to deal with cancellation spam, but your 30 -iron breastplates- will get forged.

[gestahl]

So, does anyone know if these fractional bars are passed around different smelters/forges, or do they remain in place until there's enough to make a whole one? Moreover, would they just outright vanish if the smelter/workshop in question were dismantled?

They are tied to the smelter and I would assume they would vanish were it dismantled.