u/Olipro44

Hello. My basic mechanical press works perfectly when used with a bassin (as you can see in the background)
But when used to crush or press something else with the correct recipe, it doesn't work.
In this example, I'm trying to crush "crushed hematite ore" into "impure pile of hematite dust" ( https://wiki.terrafirmagreg.team/modern/recipe-book?lang=en_us&item=gtceu%3Aimpure_hematite_dust )

- As you can see, the cogwheels are perfectly symetrical between the two mechanical press so they receive exactly the same power.

- The basic mechanical press in the background is not used at the moment and no other devices are used.

What I have tried so far :

1. Using a solide block below (granit bricks)
   1. drop the ore
   2. put one ore with V
   3. drop just one ore
2. Using a depot
   1. drop the ore
   2. put one ore with V (does nothing)
   3. drop juste one ore
   4. right click on the depot with ONE ore (result : the ore is correctly put on the depot)
   5. right click on the depot with ALL the ore (this final case is shown in the screenshot)

In cases 1.x and 2.x, I tried to change the circuit number in the basic mechanical press from 0 to 4, not beyond.

In order to build a water wheel, one does have to build a metal casing.

In order to build a metal casing, one does have to strip log. (Because, as you can see in attached image, placing a wrough iron plate on any log does not work)

In order to strip log, one does need belt grinder or basic lathe, and require LV technology.

So, do I really need to reach LV before building a water wheel, or did I miss something in the process ?