Quote Originally Posted by spankythehippo View Post
I was thinking of keeping the collection point (i.e. where the hoppers/Nether Portal are) as close to the spawning platform as possible. With the amount of iron produced, I could then build a silo that extends all the way to the bottom via piggybacked hoppers and chests. That way, I wouldn't have to build an item elevator. The centre of the scraper will be solid to house the chests. With some clever placement of iron doors and decorative crap, the massive slab of stone in the middle could be made to look like an elevator (which doesn't work, of course). If I recall correctly, there isn't a Nether Portal in the immediate vicinity. The closest would the one outside Diain's castle.
The shaft that the iron golems fall through could be as long as the scraper.. Just saying.
I have had problems with nether portals being too close and mixing up the transitions. You go into one and come out a different one than you are supposed to.
Careful placement will negate this.

I have about 7 double chests of sand. I can also make about 8 double chests of smooth stone. So yeah, we might need a bit more.
With some rough calculations, we can gauge how much stone we need.
Farm is 45 x 45 (I think). Let's say that the building itself will be 90 x 90.
90 x 90 = 360 block perimeter per meter of altitude.
360 x 131(rough height of the building)= 47160 blocks
8 double chests equates to 32768. Yeah, a bit more mining and we should be fine. I'd say another 4-5 double chests would do it.
Not sure how much is needed of glass and stone... but "a lot" is probably a fair estimate

Are there any other materials we need to stock up on besides stone and glass?
I might build an industrial furnace in the area. I'll try and put it in a convenient location so it might be permanent.
We would need a little bit of iron (duh) and quartz for ornamental parts.


I have been working on a design for the scraper... And I would imagine this close to what we can get according to the restrictions of the farm on top.
The spire might need some work.. maybe lowering the top windows a bit to make the design work better.
The number of glass panes pr floor could be extended. In the picture it is about 4 panes vertical pr floor.

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