Calculator:Smithing/Cannonballs

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Cannonball Smithing calculator

The following table uses live Grand Exchange Market Watch prices to calculate the profit from Smithing cannonballs. Although the second option gives a much higher profit, consideration should be given to the extra time taken to first smelt the raw materials. Consideration should also be given to the experience you get from smelting each of them, which is 691.2 exp per inventory (with an ammo mould and 27 steel bars). It takes approximately 6 seconds to smith a steel bar into 4 cannonballs. That's 2 minutes 48 seconds for 1 full load of cannonballs (28 steel bars).

The facts

Market prices

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Item	Price
Cannonball	3,452
Nature rune	1,034
Steel bar	1,947
Iron ore	1,065
Coal	308

Calculations

Each method makes 4 x Cannonballs (863 each) with a sale value of 3,452. Profits are calculated by subtracting the raw costs from this sale value. All calculations are done assuming you have a cannonball mould is on your tool belt.

Edgeville furnace

Method	Requirements	Time required per trip	Product per trip	Experience per trip	Raw materials	Raw cost	Profit per bar	Profit per hour	Experience per hour
Buy ores, smelt into steel bars, and smith them into cannonballs	Varrock armour 2 (recommended)	1 minute, 40 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4	1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−1,373	12,435	673,596	8294.4
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs	Varrock armour 2 (recommended) 43 Staff of fire	1 minute, 40 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4 477	1 x Nature rune (1,034) 1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−2,407	1,045	451,440	8294.4 17172
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs	Varrock armour 2 (recommended)	3 minutes, 15 seconds	111 x Cannonball	716.8	1 x Steel bar (1947)	−1,947	1,505	758,520	12902.4

Port Phasmatys furnace

Method	Requirements	Time required per trip	Product per trip	Experience per trip	Raw materials	Raw cost	Profit per bar	Profit per hour	Experience per hour
Buy ores, smelt into steel bars, and smith them into cannonballs	Morytania legs 2 Ghostspeak amulet	1 minute, 5 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4	1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−1,373	2,079	1,029,105	12672
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs	Morytania legs 2 43 Staff of fire Ghostspeak amulet	1 minute, 5 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4 477	1 x Nature rune (1,034) 1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−2,407	1,045	689,700	12672 26235
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs	Morytania legs 2 Ghostspeak amulet	1 minute, 40 seconds	111 x Cannonball	716.8	1 x Steel bar (1947)	−1,947	1,505	1,517,040	25804.8

Falador furnace

Method	Requirements	Time required per trip	Product per trip	Experience per trip	Raw materials	Raw cost	Profit per bar	Profit per hour	Experience per hour
Buy ores, smelt into steel bars, and smith them into cannonballs	None	1 minute, 32 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4	1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−1,373	2,079	729,729	8985.6
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs	43 Staff of fire	1 minute, 32 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4 477	1 x Nature rune (1,034) 1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−2,407	1,045	489,060	8985.6 18603
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs	None	3 minutes, 20 seconds	111 x Cannonball	716.8	1 x Steel bar (1947)	−1,947	1,505	758,520	12902.4

Al Kharid furnace

Method	Requirements	Time required per trip	Product per trip	Experience per trip	Raw materials	Raw cost	Profit per bar	Profit per hour	Experience per hour
Buy ores, smelt into steel bars, and smith them into cannonballs	None	1 minute, 32 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4	1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−1,373	2,079	729,729	8985.6
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs	43 Staff of fire	1 minute, 32 seconds	9 x Steel bar OR 36 x Cannonball	230.4 477	1 x Nature rune (1,034) 1 x Iron ore (1065) 1 x Coal (308)	−2,407	1,045	489,060	8985.6 18603
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs	None	3 minutes, 20 seconds	111 x Cannonball	716.8	1 x Steel bar (1947)	−1,947	1,505	758,520	12902.4