I made an automated cobblestone factory using pistons and redstone. Here's how:
[M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw_DFbcMzkg[/M]
Thanks for the tutorial! I actually build a structure that looks like a factory (with silos and all) around the plant.
Because I was going for the whole factory thing, I added an extra piston to stop the machine instead of manually doing it. I put the piston three blocks underground with two blocks of sand or gravel above it. The circuit wire goes right on top of the gravel. When I want to stop the production, I press a switch that activates the piston. This raises the sand up and disconnects the circuit.
What happens though is that the redstone piece detaches from the sand, which requires you to pick it up and replace it.
This is not really a 'real' solution to the problem of stopping the circuit, but because I was going for a whole factory design, it seems a bit more 'elegant', or appropriately themed.
I am sure there is a way to block the circuit using logic gates in some other manner, but I really have not explored minecraft circuits enough to find one.
Actually I think if you put a NAND gate at one of the corners, and connect the stop switch to one end of the NAND and the other to one of the corners of the ring, activating the stop switch would halt the circuit. The only issue is that if you activate the stop switch while the circuit is off it will actually start the circuit back up again.
Awesome! I'm glad you were able to take the design and make something cool out of it. Also, I will experiment using a NAND gate with a button to toggle the machine on and off. Just as a side note, did you know that if you put a piston that reciprocates up at some point in the manufacturing line, and then activate it, it will raise and stop the flow when the cobblestone hits it? Pistons cannot push other pistons when they are extended and the base is in the ground.
Looks interesting, I wouldn't mind trying it outSo, I've been thinking about loading some kind of gameplay mod on the server once the final version of the game is released. More specifically this mod or something in this vein that adds more functional machines to the game.
I want to get your guy's ( Hazel and Flash ) opinion on this. Watch the whole video before giving an opinion. I think a mod like this could really extend the gameplay in minecraft and allow for us to make a lot of cool stuff that's not possible with the current stuff ( IE buggy as hell, server crashing and rather useless pistons )
Awesome! I'm glad you were able to take the design and make something cool out of it. Also, I will experiment using a NAND gate with a button to toggle the machine on and off. Just as a side note, did you know that if you put a piston that reciprocates up at some point in the manufacturing line, and then activate it, it will raise and stop the flow when the cobblestone hits it? Pistons cannot push other pistons when they are extended and the base is in the ground.
Sleepy u got the save we used to play? had fun in my monster area. Maybe i'll play it in SP.