Bellows
The Bellows act as a bladder that draws in air when it expands and expels air when compressed. On its own it default state is expanded. When receiving mechanical power, the Bellows compresses (and will remain compressed for as long as mechanical power is applied). The Bellows can stoke a Hibachi produced fire in a 3x3 square block in front of it if it is expanded and compressed at regular intervals. This can be achieved by using a Turntable or other suitable timing circuit to cut the Mechanical Power to a Redstone Clutch on a periodic basis. Stoked fire is necessary for the operation of the Crucible and to turn the Cauldron into a rendering device.
The Bellows can also blow back any light items that are in the block in front of it. This will push them up to three blocks and can be used to separate items (e.g. Bones and Arrows from a mob trap) in waterless designs. The items are pushed on the compression of the bellows. It may take several compressions to move the item into the adjacent block.
Crafting
Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | |||||||||||
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Bellows | Wooden Sidings, Gears, Belt, Tanned Leather or Cut Tanned Leather |
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Uses
Stoking
- Increasing the heat (Stoke) of the fire. (Two block high flame)
Filtering
The following items can be blown by the Bellow, with very light items being pushed 3 blocks, fairly light items being pushed 2 blocks, and light items being pushed 1 block.
Very Light Items | Fairly Light Items | Light Items |
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Keep in mind
- The Mechanical Power needs to be alternated. (usually the nearest Redstone Clutch)
- The Bellows will only successfully stoke a fire created by a Hibachi. All other fires will be extinguished when stoked.
Demonstration video
"Better than Wolves Lab - Bellows" on YouTube