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+package dark.farmtech.machines;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IconRegister;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.Icon;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+
+public class BlockBasicFarmMachine extends BlockFT
+{
+    Icon generic_side, wood_side, box_Top;
+
+    enum basicMachine
+    {
+        COMP_BOX("compostBox", TileEntityCompBox.class);
+        String name;
+        Class<? extends TileEntity> tile;
+
+        private basicMachine(String name, Class<? extends TileEntity> tile)
+        {
+            this.name = name;
+            this.tile = tile;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public BlockBasicFarmMachine(String name, int blockID, Material material)
+    {
+        super(BlockBasicFarmMachine.class, name, material);
+    }
+
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    @Override
+    public void registerIcons(IconRegister iconReg)
+    {
+        super.registerIcons(iconReg);
+        //this.source = iconReg.registerIcon(DarkMain.getInstance().PREFIX + "infSource");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public Icon getIcon(int side, int meta)
+    {
+        switch (meta)
+        {
+            default:
+                return this.blockIcon;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TileEntity createTileEntity(World world, int metadata)
+    {
+        if (metadata < basicMachine.values().length)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return basicMachine.values()[metadata].tile.newInstance();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+        return super.createTileEntity(world, metadata);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TileEntity createNewTileEntity(World world)
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+}