I've read over some reasons for the key locks still be standard. Is this the same reason the hammer isn't instant? I even removed "hammer" from that line of code and it didn't impact it. 

Thanks.

There is no reason the hammer can't be instant. You removed it from the code? So it's still in your config file? If you make changes to a config the plugin must be restarted.

[JsonProperty(PropertyName = "Normal Speed")]
public string[] normal =
{
"hammer",
"put item shortname here"
};

I assume that is why the hammer is being crafted normally? I'm relatively new when it comes to all this stuff.