[REQUEST] Diagonal Inserters
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:08 pm
As the title would suggest, an inserter design that moves goods from NE to SW, and all other combinations.
I typically have to make due by placing two inseters, one vertical and one horizontal, handing goods from one to the other. This takes three squares of prime real estate around belts and machines (2 for the inserters and one for the item laydown area) and twice the ticks to move goods. Placing items on the ground negates inserter stack sioze bonuses - and using an intermediary chest leads to at least a single-stack buffer in the chest. The diagonal would only use one square for the inserter base. As with any inserter idea, smart, fast, and long versions would fit convention.
I typically have to make due by placing two inseters, one vertical and one horizontal, handing goods from one to the other. This takes three squares of prime real estate around belts and machines (2 for the inserters and one for the item laydown area) and twice the ticks to move goods. Placing items on the ground negates inserter stack sioze bonuses - and using an intermediary chest leads to at least a single-stack buffer in the chest. The diagonal would only use one square for the inserter base. As with any inserter idea, smart, fast, and long versions would fit convention.