Weld Spikes On Metal Armor is a metalworking crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Spiked Scrap Metal Thigh Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Forearm Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Thigh Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Forearm Armor or Spiked Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor (or 12 more) x1. It needs Welding level 5.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrap Metal Thigh Armor or Scrap Metal Thigh Armor or Scrap Metal Shin Armor or Scrap Metal Shin Armor or Scrap Metal Forearm Armor or Scrap Metal Forearm Armor or Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor or Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor (or 12 more) | Used up |
| 2 | Welding Torch | Used up |
| 1 | any weldingmask | Tool, kept |
| 3 | Nails | Used up |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Weld Spikes On Metal Armor recipe (Metalworking category). You need Scrap Metal Thigh Armor or Scrap Metal Thigh Armor or Scrap Metal Shin Armor or Scrap Metal Shin Armor or Scrap Metal Forearm Armor or Scrap Metal Forearm Armor or Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor or Scrap Metal Shoulder Armor (or 12 more), Welding Torch, Nails and these tools: any weldingmask.
It needs Welding level 5.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Welding 8. Reading Magazine: Strange Histories - Siberian Bear Hunting teaches it.
It gives 10 XP in Welding per craft.
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