Talk:Sorting Machine/@comment-83.104.25.242-20121004074812

Can I setup a redpower sorting system which acts like a diamond pipe where if I put 4 dirt in one colour, and 1 dirt in another color in the diamond pipe GUI, I end up with 1/5th of all dirt going down one pipe, and the other 4/5ths going to the other pipe?

It's really useful for filtering out small amounts of a common material for factory work, while the rest is dumped into energy condensers and recyclers.

I've got generators automatically being crafted, so I don't want all my cobblestone being turned into furnances, so only a small fraction of cobble is sent from my quarries down to the factory.

When I try the same with the sorting machine, the materials only go down one coloured tube. I was hoping to be able to tidy up some of my pipework with the more flexable sorting machine.