Is this possible?

[QuantumCookies]

Hi all, I just needed some advice on how to build something. I am trying to build a mechanism that will push the infusion pedestals needed for an infusion up out of the floor at the touch of a lever, and will vanish when not needed. I am a massive noob at redstone and pistons and such, so could you help me please?

 

[Wekmor]

I'm hopping into minecraft right now, if you can move them with pistons, then yes it's possible. I'll try it and tell you my results.

Okay.
So you can't move them with a piston. Since I'm on a private pack that doesn't have drawbridges I can't test them, but I doubt they would work.
The only way I found is to have turtles under the pedestals and do it like 'Redstone signal on > place block up, redstone signal on for second time > break block up.'

But meh, the turtles in the ground don't really look that good. :/

 

[Scott DTA]

Have the turtle move down 1 more and place floor block up. Then you just need to program it to break the floor move up 1 and either place or break the pedestal the back down and put floor back.

 

[QuantumCookies]

Good suggestions, I'm kinda new to turtles but I'll try it.

 

[belgabor]

SFM block gates do work. And with the advanced cable cluster and the cable camouflage you can make them look anything you want them to.

 

[Adonis0]

I'm hopping into minecraft right now, if you can move them with pistons, then yes it's possible. I'll try it and tell you my results.

Okay.
So you can't move them with a piston. Since I'm on a private pack that doesn't have drawbridges I can't test them, but I doubt they would work.
The only way I found is to have turtles under the pedestals and do it like 'Redstone signal on > place block up, redstone signal on for second time > break block up.'

But meh, the turtles in the ground don't really look that good. :/

You'd be able to use drawbridges, they don't work like pistons, they place the blocks and break them fresh, and do exactly what you're coding the turtle to do.

 

[Wekmor]

You'd be able to use drawbridges, they don't work like pistons, they place the blocks and break them fresh, and do exactly what you're coding the turtle to do.

Oh if that's correct, use them :b
I thought they had the same restrictions to what they can place, as pistons have with what they can move.

 

[ThomazM]

Oh if that's correct, use them :b
I thought they had the same restrictions to what they can place, as pistons have with what they can move.

That's the kinda of that might cause crashes - sure, the OP can try, I would just recommend for him do to a backup first. Better safe then sorry!

 

[QuantumCookies]

Good news, the drawbridges work perfectly!