Anvils

Anvils are a special type of block that allows the processing of certain specialized recipes.Unlike the vanilla anvil, NTM anvils are tiered, do not degrade over time, and do not require XP levels to work. They cannot process vanilla anvil recipes, however, so that is a disadvantage.

Crafting
There are 2 tier 1 anvils that can be crafted from the crafting table. They are made of Iron and Lead, both follow this recipe layout: The higher tier anvils are upgrades to either one of these tier 1 anvils, by putting the tier 1 anvil into the first slot of another NTM anvil and 10 material ingots into the second slot.

Uses
The anvil is used to make numerous items, either exclusively or acting as a cheaper/more efficient alternative recipe. These recipes do not require the use of the top slots, rather the items just have to be in the inventory. Select the desired recipe in the scrolling section or search for it, then click the anvil button to craft 1. Left-shift clicking will attempt to craft an entire stack, if possible. Excess is dropped, so it is not lost.

Both the Assembly Machine and Blast Furnace have to be made using an anvil. Also, forged forms of Meteorite are made there, as well as Chainsteel.

Tiers
Listing from highest to lowest tier (anvils of equivalent tier will be in order of appearance in the creative menu):


 * 1) Murky (Tier 1916169)
 * 2) Osmiridium (Tier 8)
 * 3) Dineutronium (Tier 7)
 * 4) Ferric Schrabidate (Tier 6)
 * 5) Bismuth (Tier 5)
 * 6) Ferrouranium (Tier 4)
 * 7) Starmetal (Tier 3)
 * 8) Meteorite (Tier 3)
 * 9) Steel (Tier 2)
 * 10) Lead (Tier 1)
 * 11) Iron (Tier 1)

Trivia

 * NEI shows the recipes for items that use the standard 2 input slots, but the other items using the new anvil recipe format instead shows the item and an image of an inverted turtle and the message mocking the player: "how do i read changelog". The only useful information given is that the recipe is for anvils and the tier.
 * This makes the NEI handler for the anvils nigh useless since you can only find the recipes in the anvils themselves.
 * An actual NEI handler was eventually added.
 * The Murky anvil is post Digamma Fuel, as it is made by surrounding a Steel anvil with 8 undefined items from it.
 * Since Ferrouranium is not implemented yet, the Ferrouranium anvil uses Uranium-238 instead.
 * There are no recipes that require tier 8, so Osmiridium anvils don't have a use yet.