Talk:Magnet/@comment-4583259-20111115210926/@comment-4583259-20111116060158

Hmmm... Okay, maybe I need to start with a new moon and start trying some of those alternatives.

I always play in Creative mode. In most worlds I start by finding the Magnetite. I just go to the first deposit I find, and mine and take however many blocks are there. Usually it's either 4 or 5. Then to make sure it's infinite, I place about 10 Magnetite blocks, and mine them back (and this has always worked). So I definitely missed the distinction of mining 2 versus more than 2.

When I make the magnet, which is usually the next thing I do, I use the multi-touch to place 4 single blocks in the assembler, then combine them to a stack of 4. Then I drag the product magnet into the same inventory slot at least 3 times. (I imagine I'm putting multiple magnets into that slot.) I don't need to wiggle the magnetite block or throw the product onto the ground (like in the refined metal trick) or anything else.

That's it, I'm all set from then on. As long as I Assemble with multi-touch, I seem to have all the magnets I need. I never put anything in separate slots.