The following table uses live Grand Exchange Market Watch prices to calculate the profit from Smithingcannonballs. 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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Each method makes 4 x (380 ea) with a sale value of 1,520 coins. Profits are calculated by subtracting the raw costs from this sale value.
All calculations are done assuming you have a cannonball mould 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
(recommended)
1 minute, 40 seconds
9 x OR 36 x
230.4
1 x 449 2 x 112
−673
847
274,428
8294.4
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs
(recommended) 43
1 minute, 40 seconds
9 x OR 36 x
230.4 477
1 x 405 1 x 449 2 x 112
−1,078
442
190,944
8294.4 17172
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs
(recommended)
3 minutes, 15 seconds
112 x
716.8
1 x 959
−959
561
282,744
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
1 minute, 5 seconds
9 x OR 36 x
230.4
1 x 449 2 x 112
−673
847
419,265
12672
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs
43
1 minute, 5 seconds
9 x OR 36 x
230.4 477
1 x 405 1 x 449 2 x 112
−1,078
442
291,720
12672 26235
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs
1 minute, 40 seconds
112 x
716.8
1 x 959
−959
561
565,488
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 OR 36 x
230.4
1 x 449 2 x 112
−673
847
297,297
8985.6
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs
43
1 minute, 32 seconds
9 x OR 36 x
230.4 477
1 x 405 1 x 449 2 x 112
−1,078
442
206,856
8985.6 18603
Buy steel bars and smith them into cannonballs
None
3 minutes, 20 seconds
112 x
716.8
1 x 959
−959
561
282,744
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 OR 36 x
230.4
1 x 449 2 x 112
−673
847
297,297
8985.6
Buy ores, superheat into steel bars, and smith into cannonballs