Thanks Turtle- I'll give it a read!

Heavens how does that make sense? Thank you Turtle (and DaveMcW though I was too dense to know it). My consumption was still but my production was maxed. I added a several steam engines just to give it a test and they did indeed speed up. I was reading that chart entirely wrong! Is there no see how ...

I checked that right after I posted- I was sure it would be it and I'd feel like an idiot, but I'm only using a fraction of what I'm producing. I added another steam engine anyways and it was a no go. They always make a grab for what they're supposed to but just fail at it sometimes. The sometimes ...

I've set up a science pack assembly system and overall things are alright but sometimes the Smart Inserter is too slow to grab the item off the transporter belt. This is the standard belt and the inserters are grabbing from a strait part of the path as I know that can gum them up. Oddest of all this ...