Graveyard Keeper 2 Assembly Bench Guide

Factory Assembly bench: unlocks, construction, and recipes

The cached building data, technology table, and Assembly bench I catalogue describe the Factory stations below. These are game-data references, not an official current-build manual. The pre-placed prologue Assembly bench in Jack's Workshop is a separate, out-of-reach station, not the one to construct for factory orders.

• Assembly bench I: the Building technology “Assembly bench” costs 75 red + 20 blue and requires Conveyors; construction requires 6 Reinforced Plank + 4 Bronze Gear + 4 Bronze Detail.
• Assembly bench II: its technology costs 110 red + 20 blue; construction requires 6 Reinforced Beam + 8 Bronze Gear + 6 Advanced Detail.
• Assembly bench III: its technology costs 150 red + 30 blue; construction requires 6 Wooden Joint + 12 Steel Screws + 4 Engineering Details.

Individual products still need their own technology. The following database examples explain why a built bench can have missing or blocked operations. Evidence reviewed October 17, 2026: the Assembly bench technology and Assembly bench I catalogue are community-maintained Wikily records (NX Software; individual editors and game version unspecified), not official 1.010 documentation or independent in-game tests. Cached GK2DB and GraveyardKeeper2.io records may share an underlying dataset; different domains do not establish independent confirmation.

• Stone Kit at I: 2 Stone → 1 Stone Kit; Assembly bench unlock; Building mastery 2; no attachment listed; 8 ticks, 2 energy per tick.
• Supply: Iron at I: 8 Iron Ingot → 1 package; Building mastery 2; 10 ticks, 2 energy per tick. See order packing and collection.
• Fabric at I: 16 Flax → 1 Fabric; Fabric (Building) unlock; Spinning wheel attachment; Building mastery 4; 8 ticks, 2 energy per tick.
• Zombie Mechanism at II: 1 Engineering Kit + 1 Zombie Power → 1 Zombie Mechanism; Zombie Mechanisms unlock; Lathe attachment; Building mastery 7; 6 ticks, 2 energy per tick. Zombie Power is an ingredient, not factory electrical power.

Recipe-specific attachments and mastery: worked examples

Compare the selected recipe, not a single skill requirement for the whole bench. These are base recipe quantities from the Assembly bench I catalogue and Assembly bench II catalogue; talent or quality bonuses and current-build output have not been tested here.

• Wooden Kit I, bench I: 1 Log + 4 Bronze Nails → 4 Wooden Kit I; Assembly bench technology; Building 2; no attachment listed.
• Alternate Wooden Kit I, bench I: 1 Log → 4 Wooden Kit I; Wooden Kit I technology; Building 3; Auto-hammer. This is a different recipe, not permission to omit nails from the basic recipe.
• Crate, bench I: 1 Wooden Kit I + 1 Iron Kit I → 2 Crate; Crate technology; Building 3; no attachment listed.
• Building Kit I, bench I: 1 Stone Kit + 1 Brick → 1 Building Kit I; Building Kit I technology; Building 5; Auto-hammer.
• Wooden Kit II, bench II: 1 Special Wood → 3 Wooden Kit II; Wooden Kit II technology; Building 7; Drill press. Ordinary logs are not this recipe's input.

Ticks are work units, not seconds. “Energy per tick” is a recipe field, not a machine's factory-power draw. The zombie rules say workers use no energy and can silently stop for inadequate mastery or a missing tool; the listed costs do not establish wall-clock throughput. Clear completed output before expecting the next item. For belts and storage, use the Factory layout guide.

Attachments have separate unlocks

• Auto-hammer: Wooden Kit I technology in the reviewed station catalogue; 2 Bronze Gear + 6 Iron Detail + 2 Iron Ingot.
• Drill press: Furniture Kit I; 2 Bronze Gear + 4 Iron Detail + 2 Wooden beam.
• Lathe: Zombie Mechanisms; 4 Engineering Details + 8 Steel Screws + 2 Carved Wood.
• Sewing machine: Clothes I; 4 Wooden Joint + 8 Steel Screws + 4 Engineering Details.
• Spinning wheel: Fabric (Building) technology in the reviewed station catalogue; 2 Bronze Gear + 4 Wooden Plank + 4 Iron Nails.

The attachment records establish construction and unlocks, not a verified speed bonus or footprint. There is no source-backed universal placement-size table here. A release-build player report says the Keeper cannot personally craft at the factory bench, so use a zombie assignment as a troubleshooting step rather than assuming the unreachable prologue bench is your destination.

Idle bench: check recipe mastery, attachments, and the line

The older axe-in-hand community advice is not a reliable universal Assembly Bench requirement. The reviewed Assembly bench I and Assembly bench II records list Hands as the tool field. Check the worker's displayed Building mastery for the selected recipe (I examples span 2–5; II records span 2–7), then the required attachment and exact input. Do not buy an axe as a blanket fix or transfer a factory tool report to the kitchen.

1. Missing recipe: confirm the Factory bench tier, its technology and the product technology; the prologue bench is separate.
2. Recipe visible but blocked: build and connect its named attachment, not just its technology. Distinguish the basic and Auto-hammer Wooden Kit I recipes, for example, before replacing inputs.
3. No processing: assign a zombie meeting the recipe's Building mastery, select one recipe, and observe exact inputs reaching the station on a short conveyor line.
4. One batch then idle: clear previous output and inspect destination space, filters and unintended neighboring chest transfers. Use the factory connection checks before rebuilding everything.

An October 4 player discussion about recipe queues reports being unable to add a second product; replies do not establish whether that is intended. Start with one recipe and switch manually if needed. This is a diagnostic test, not an official queue restriction or a confirmed fix.

Player-report discovery sources

• Steam Community search: “Assembly Bench” · Community search · release-build reports, not official documentation
• Steam Community search: “Blue Crystal” · Community search · used to monitor reports; no mechanic inferred