MapleStory Chaos: Profession Recipe Guide

So aside of being able to create all sorts of new materials, dissasembling and making awesome (and expensive) potions, Alchemists can fuse equipment too, right? I heard this gives items potential, but I don't know if it's true and if there would be any other reason to fuse equipment. So could someone please explain this to me?

Yes it does give potential BUT you can only combine the Same equipment.