The Wiring Module of the Redpower Mod for Tekkit has within it one of my favorite Tekkit toys, Microblocks . They offer an ability to have more compactly wired gadgets and goodies but also an exponentially creative experience in building and decoration. Most solid blocks within Tekkit can be “cut” or “portioned” down to a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This allows for much more true to life and scale creations. Things like door/window trim, sinks with actual faucets, and yes even a toilet seat with appropriate opening can be designed using Microblocks.



These are just a few examples of the effects you can achieve with Microblocks.

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The various thicknesses that blocks can be cut down to from a full block are in order from left to right:

Full, Anti-cover, Triple Panel, Cover Slab, Slab, Triple Cover, Panel, and Cover.

These cuts are achieved using a Handsaw placed above or below the parent block being cut. Other portioned options can be made by placing the Handsaw to the left or right of the cut block being portioned.

Here you can see each cut with all of its portioned options Including the Post, Pillar, and Column:

The Post, Pillar, and Column are crafted without the use of the Handsaw from the panel strip, slab strip, and triple panel strip by placing them in any single slot of the crafting interface. While in your inventory they appear to have a thin layer on the top and bottom. This is only to illustrate the difference while in your inventory. You can however place a cut below and above to achieve this affect.These portioned pieces take up the center area of a block making them great for pedestal tables and grand columned entrances among other things. Another type of Microblock made without the use of the Handsaw is the hollow version of each thickness.











The cuts of each size can be recombined to recreate the parent block you started with provided you have enough of the cuts to equal one block. The cut ratios are; Cover 1/8, Panel 1/4, Triple Cover 3/8, Slab 1/2, Cover Slab 5/8, Triple Panel 3/4, Anti-Cover 7/8. Unfortunately when dealing with the portioned pieces of the non-power of two Microblocks you cannot recombine them to get the parent block.







There are a couple more great uses for These are crafted by taking 8 cuts of whatever thickness you require and placing them in a circle on the crafting interface of a crafting table like you would to create a chest or furnace. Also you can “stack” the thinner hollow cuts to make the thicker versions in the crafting interface.The cuts of each size can be recombined to recreate the parent block you started with provided you have enough of the cuts to equal one block. The cut ratios are; Cover 1/8, Panel 1/4, Triple Cover 3/8, Slab 1/2, Cover Slab 5/8, Triple Panel 3/4, Anti-Cover 7/8. Unfortunately when dealing with the portioned pieces of the non-power of two Microblocks you cannot recombine them to get the parent block.There are a couple more great uses for Microblocks . One pretty handy trick is being able to run cable or wires “through” walls, ceilings, or floors. By using the hollow versions of the cuts you can allow for an empty space to run your electrical cabling. The lamp with Obsidian Jacketed Wire on the left is making use of the hollow slab allowing uninterrupted current powering the lamp while you can see a regular cover will “cut” through the wire.

Another helpful use is to have more condensed wiring setups without your cables or wires automatically creating dangerous junctions. You can see by placing the Lapis Lazuli Panels on the right side the area where the Colored Bundled Cable would normally automatically intersect is now safely segregated.



Now go on get out there and have a go. Show me what you can create! ~~ TechGurl

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