According to the wiki, there was once a gear item that was supposed to be used. However, it somehow never made it into the game. So instead, I have an alternate method to bring a gear into the game.
First, create an item which would be called a gear part. The part would be created by using obsidian, baked iron, sand and raw clay. Take three of these and put them in the middle row of the crafting bench to create a see saw gear.
Powered by switch, button or redstone wiring. By activating it one way, the gear would move until either it goes a full 180 degrees or is stopped by a block put in place so it won't turn any further. Activating it again would reverse the move.
For a full four sided gear, you would need five gear parts. The first three in the middle with another in the middle top and another in the middle bottom. Activating it once would make it turn once way forever until the switch that activated it gets activated again. If switched once more, the gear will turn the other way instead. Turning it off is the same way.
Each of these gears would be able to have blocks packed onto them since the end parts of the gears will be block-ish. The only problem with this idea is how to place the gear on another block. Maybe an iron bar could be put on the side of a block and the bar would automatically turn sideways for a gear to put on it. Would be a creative use of iron bars.
Also, it would be pretty cool if there was a way to make the gear turn as slowly or as fast as you saw fit. Maybe with a repeater or something. Anyway, if Jeb likes the idea, I suggest the implementation to be called the "Changing Gears Update". For people who didn't tl;dr this far, thank you for reading and hope you like the idea as much as I do.
Good question. They would turn, they would move, they would make creating projects that involve things moving easier. A good example of a gear being in use is if someone were to use a four sided gear on the side to make a sort of windmill. Or, put it on the ground to make a sort of merry-go-round. With the seesaw gear, I would make one of those Chinese things where the gear would move slowly upwards and then come down quickly when it gets full. Just so you know, I was thinking of having one of the materials needed for the gear part to be nether quartz instead of obsidian, but then I decided that I wanted to use something that could be relatively easy to find in the normal world. It's not like there's that many items that need it anyway, so it seemed like a good idea. That good enough of an explanation?
Good question. They would turn, they would move, they would make creating projects that involve things moving easier. A good example of a gear being in use is if someone were to use a four sided gear on the side to make a sort of windmill. Or, put it on the ground to make a sort of merry-go-round. With the seesaw gear, I would make one of those Chinese things where the gear would move slowly upwards and then come down quickly when it gets full. Just so you know, I was thinking of having one of the materials needed for the gear part to be nether quartz instead of obsidian, but then I decided that I wanted to use something that could be relatively easy to find in the normal world. It's not like there's that many items that need it anyway, so it seemed like a good idea. That good enough of an explanation?
If it can turn a windmill, maybe it can turn a car. If Mojang made vehicles [If not motor than Pig or Horse (I think their coming in 1.6) powered] (Such as attack gears to a boat), that would be great.
Dude, split that up into some paragraphs or something. Walls of text like that are gonna have people enter then exit your thread within the timeframe of a heartbeat.
Anyway... Gears in Minecraft. Could gears fit Minecraft? Maybe. Would they be worth adding? Probably not. You're kind of a rare gem, wariodude128, as you're a new guy who took a few extra minutes to add the extra detail (but again, split that wall of text up). We already have redstone, which can do practically anything and has nearly infinite possibilities, so throwing in these gears might not change much nor be worth the time to add.
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Dude, split that up into some paragraphs or something. Walls of text like that are gonna have people enter then exit your thread within the timeframe of a heartbeat.
Anyway... Gears in Minecraft. Could gears fit Minecraft? Maybe. Would they be worth adding? Probably not. You're kind of a rare gem, wariodude128, as you're a new guy who took a few extra minutes to add the extra detail (but again, split that wall of text up). We already have redstone, which can do practically anything and has nearly infinite possibilities, so throwing in these gears might not change much nor be worth the time to add.
I'd recommend an extra line break between the paragraphs, but yes, it's better. You're a lot more "ahead" than most new members here, find comfort in that.
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I have an idea on how to make it useble. Everyone is talking about how they want vertical redstone. Why not make a redstone powered motor block that can turn gears when powered or receave turning gears and convert it to power?
I have an idea on how to make it useble. Everyone is talking about how they want vertical redstone. Why not make a redstone powered motor block that can turn gears when powered or receave turning gears and convert it to power?
We could also just go with being able to have redstone stick to walls....
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First, create an item which would be called a gear part. The part would be created by using obsidian, baked iron, sand and raw clay. Take three of these and put them in the middle row of the crafting bench to create a see saw gear.
Powered by switch, button or redstone wiring. By activating it one way, the gear would move until either it goes a full 180 degrees or is stopped by a block put in place so it won't turn any further. Activating it again would reverse the move.
For a full four sided gear, you would need five gear parts. The first three in the middle with another in the middle top and another in the middle bottom. Activating it once would make it turn once way forever until the switch that activated it gets activated again. If switched once more, the gear will turn the other way instead. Turning it off is the same way.
Each of these gears would be able to have blocks packed onto them since the end parts of the gears will be block-ish. The only problem with this idea is how to place the gear on another block. Maybe an iron bar could be put on the side of a block and the bar would automatically turn sideways for a gear to put on it. Would be a creative use of iron bars.
Also, it would be pretty cool if there was a way to make the gear turn as slowly or as fast as you saw fit. Maybe with a repeater or something. Anyway, if Jeb likes the idea, I suggest the implementation to be called the "Changing Gears Update". For people who didn't tl;dr this far, thank you for reading and hope you like the idea as much as I do.
Good question. They would turn, they would move, they would make creating projects that involve things moving easier. A good example of a gear being in use is if someone were to use a four sided gear on the side to make a sort of windmill. Or, put it on the ground to make a sort of merry-go-round. With the seesaw gear, I would make one of those Chinese things where the gear would move slowly upwards and then come down quickly when it gets full. Just so you know, I was thinking of having one of the materials needed for the gear part to be nether quartz instead of obsidian, but then I decided that I wanted to use something that could be relatively easy to find in the normal world. It's not like there's that many items that need it anyway, so it seemed like a good idea. That good enough of an explanation?
If it can turn a windmill, maybe it can turn a car.
Anyway... Gears in Minecraft. Could gears fit Minecraft? Maybe. Would they be worth adding? Probably not. You're kind of a rare gem, wariodude128, as you're a new guy who took a few extra minutes to add the extra detail (but again, split that wall of text up). We already have redstone, which can do practically anything and has nearly infinite possibilities, so throwing in these gears might not change much nor be worth the time to add.
Fixed, I think. That easier to read now?
I'd recommend an extra line break between the paragraphs, but yes, it's better. You're a lot more "ahead" than most new members here, find comfort in that.
No support for this particular take on the concept.
I have an idea on how to make it useble. Everyone is talking about how they want vertical redstone. Why not make a redstone powered motor block that can turn gears when powered or receave turning gears and convert it to power?
We could also just go with being able to have redstone stick to walls....