Here is a simple little device that I think all bases should have, and building it could not be simpler! This is an AFK-able Block Converter. Ever have a ton of concrete powder you need converting to concrete? Or many a bunch of silk touched ores that you want to fortune? Than this is what you need. put your pick in your right hand, the block you want to mine in your left, extras of that block in the dropper, and hold down both mouse buttons. I’m going to do a quick picture tutorial under the cut.
How does it work? Well When you place a block underneath a noteblock, it changes the sounds the noteblock makes which an observer can detect. so when you place a block down the observer will power the dropper which will give you another block allowing you to mine through stacks and stacks of blocks without having to do anything. I originally saw this concept from Gnembon on Youtube, and have adjusted it myself to use the noteblock updaters.
These are the minimum materials you are going to need. You will not need a full stack of building blocks, but the amount you need depends on how decorative you want to be. I might also recommend some extra hoppers and chests for extra dropper storage but that is totally optional. I also use a hopper minecart in mine to collect the drops, go ahead and ask me how to do that if you’re interested.
You also want to start with a minimum 3x5 area. this will go 1 block deep into the ground as well as needing 3 blocks of clearance above he ground for a total of a 3x5x4 area.
The first layer, the ground layer, you want to dig out these two blocks and place down your double chest for storage. you also want to place a stair to the right of the chest, facing towards you.
Our next layer going up we are going to place a hopper facing down into the back part of our double chest, and a dropper facing forward to the left of that hopper. I am then going to surround those all around the back with our building blocks.
Above that layer all we are going to do is place a noteblock above the dropper, raise up our layer of building blocks by 1 all around, but making sure that the block that would be behind the stair we placed in the first layer is another forward facing stair. You also want to make sure that the block left of the stair, just above and behind the hopper is either wood or obsidian. This is the block you are going to place against and be facing when you mine so you want it to be something that takes a while to mine with a pick.
The last layer is probably the most complicated but still very simple. We wanted to place a noteblock in the very center of this layer so that it is above the hopper with a 1 block air gap between them. We will place an observer facing the noteblock on the left side so that the arrow points away from it, and a single piece of redsone dust to the left of that. We also wanted to place a redstone block behind the noteblock to keep it powered, note this could also be replaced with a redstone torch or a lever directly on the noteblock. Then I’m just going to build up the building blocks all the way up to fill in the rest of that 2x5 area.
Last all you have to do is waterlog your two stairs; this will allow you to convert concrete powder into concrete because the water will be flowing next to the blocks you place. I recommend waterlogging the stair in the floor first and then in the wall. This will prevent any spills and keep the water contained.
After that it’s just decorate and you’re done! The top stairs here hide away the redstone perfectly, and I just used some fences for detail.
As I mentioned in the beginning, to use the converter just place the blocks you wan to convert in your left hand, pick in your right, and any extra blocks beyond a stack goes into the dropper. Than you just hold down both mouse buttons.I would say have at least 2 or 3 of the block you want to mine in your left hand and the rest can go into the dropper, up to 9 stacks or more if you wan to add hoppers and extra storage.
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Basically, if it finds a match, what is that match
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