Scavenging station

A scavenging station is a workshop crafted item in Fallout 4. It generates a small number of random junk items and raw materials every day. It is located under Resources, then Miscellaneous.

Characteristics
The scavenging station generates a few random items and automatically add them to the workshop inventory, once a day. It costs 5 wood and 3 steel to be crafted and one settler to function.

Once assigned to it, the settler will gather raw resources and junk items. These items will be automatically added to the workshop inventory. The settler will not physically leave the settlement, making the origin of those resources a mystery.

The specific items you get and the amount seems to be random. Ordinary construction resources such as steel, wood, rubber and concrete are often found, but crop food items and some rare components (such as nuclear material) are also reported to be found. The more stations you have, more items you get.

To assign someone to work at the station, enter the workshop view, select the settler then go to the station and press "Assign". The settler will not immediately react to any of this. You can verify by checking the settler icon while highlighting the station on workshop mode, it will change from red to the current UI color. By highlighting a settler, the station he's assigned will also be highlighted.

The settler will eventually interact with his station, by using a welder on it.