@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+-- the math basically needs to be rewritten from scratch by someone who isn't
+-- dyscalculic but 
 sorcery.lathe = {
 	techs = {
 		cut = {dmg = true};
 		intaglio = {consume = true};
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@
 	return {
 		tool = tool, wkpc = wkpc;
 		cost = rec.cost * ntimes;
 		ntimes = ntimes;
-		tqty = math.floor(howmany / outn), outn = outn;
+		tqty = math.floor(howmany / outn) * (rec.mass or 1), outn = outn;
 		gqty = ntimes * outn;
 		tech = tech;
 		rec = rec;
 		inv = inv;