I hope I'm not too late to get in on the great debate!
I have to say the idea of adding dozens of the same item to improve results doesn't seem like the IndustrialCraft way of doing things. What I’ve always enjoyed about IC is that you really have to sit down and consider before you start putting wrench to iron.
I agree. IC's way of adding variables to a MineCraft problem uses a comforting degree of predictability with a healthy dose of wtf for doing it wrong. (eg. accidentally trashing my l33t base for the second time with a mining laser in scatter mode) I fondly remember the first time i looked at a setup and thought, "damn, I need more room." The thought of being able to perform 17-20 processes per second on a single machine makes me cringe. Frankly, it's a gamebreaker in my opinion. There are plenty of mods out there I can use to simply summon from the ether at no risk or expense of energy and material. Please don't add a 'magic box'
-How does it work?
Well first, I attach a pipe to this thingy that makes cobblestone from....nothing. Still interested?