Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-7463332-20130618193541/@comment-3075738-20130831185047

NinjaEditor wrote: Can't you just use Red Alloy Wire instead of Insulated Wire? And why not just use Redstone Tubes? I use Redstone Tubes for my automatic pumpkin farm and they work wonderfully with a Timer attached to them through Dirt Jacketed (because it's cheap and I was using an Iron Handsaw) Wire. Redstone Tubes for a factory is a rather inefficient idea. I go with red alloy wire; usually always unless I'm designing based on volume.

Why spend time making redstone tubes, and jacketed wire when you can just make standard pipes, red alloy wire, and a one stack's worth of covers; also having covers instead of jacketed wire helps with splitting pipes.