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[Qloos]

O = constructed walls
m = magma, 1 Z level below.
M = Magma, same Z level.
g = Gear Assembly connected to above windmill.
G = Gear Assembly connected to lever.
P = front of pump
p = rear of pump

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   MMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMM
OOOOOPOOOOO
mmmgGpmmmmm
mmmmmmmmmmm

Screwpump is stone block and wood.


I pulled the lever and started the pumping, I pulled the lever to stop it and my screwpump self destructed.  What can I do to prevent this shenanigans in the future?

[Sutremaine]

It looks as though you're disconnecting the gear that allows you to build the pump in a hanging state. Put another gear between the pump gear and the windmill gear and disconnect that.

[Qloos]

Incorrect.  I have the exact same setup pumping water with no ill effects.  Screwpump has a stable base underneath both tiles.  The strangest thing is that I've used the Screwpump previously with this setup with no ill effe- wait a minute. 

*re-reads the wiki*

I've found the problem!

*save scums to just before the break down of his pumps*

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XEnormous Maple CorkScrewX

Turning off a screw pump with wooden parts as it pumps magma damages the said wooden components until they eventually break.

[MuonDecay]

Conveniently enough, glass is magma proof and if you've got sand and magma glass is an infinite resource.

I pump magma with all-glass screw pumps. I do it mostly because I imagine it looks pretty badass seeing magma flowing through glass openings and tubes.

[Qloos]

No sand, I'm using copper.

[toast]

wont copper melt too? i thought you had to use glass, steel, or adamantine.

[Qloos]

Just tried and tested it.  Copper has no problems.

[MuonDecay]

That's weird, copper is not magma proof.

Perhaps it was simply because your materials were flammable rather than a matter of magma-proofing?

[TettyNullus]

IIRC, as long as magma don't flows onto the walkable bit, screw pump don't care what you uses in practice, since impassable face acts like construction.

[Footkerchief]

Maybe the magma is heating adjacent tiles to a lesser degree, resulting in damage for wood but not copper?

[sonerohi]

I've never seen this happen before now, but it is more realistic. The AI is coding itself... marvelous genius, or foolhardy ruin?

[Qloos]

Maybe the magma is heating adjacent tiles to a lesser degree, resulting in damage for wood but not copper?

Can't be.  I've had other pumps pump magma 24/7 without any damage resulting.