Make Brake Disc Weapon is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Cudgel with Brake Disc or Large Handle with Brake Disc or Plank with Brake Disc x1. It needs Carpentry level 5.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | any wrench | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any drillmetal | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Large Branch or Large Handle or Plank | Used up |
| 1 | Nuts and Bolts | Used up |
| 1 | any brake | Used up |
| 2 | Leather Strips | Used up |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Make Brake Disc Weapon recipe (Weaponry category). You need Large Branch or Large Handle or Plank, Nuts and Bolts, any brake, Leather Strips and these tools: any wrench, any drillmetal.
It needs Carpentry level 5.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Carpentry 7 and Axe 6 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence teaches it. You can also research it from Brake - Old, Brake - Regular, Brake - Performance, Brake - Old, Brake - Regular, Brake - Performance, Brake - Old, Brake - Regular.
It gives 50 XP in Carpentry per craft.
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