diff --git a/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/core/ResonantTab.scala b/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/core/ResonantTab.scala
index b24c11eaf..1eeb7f0c2 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/core/ResonantTab.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/core/ResonantTab.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package resonantinduction.core
 
 import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs
+import net.minecraft.init.Items
 import net.minecraft.item.{ItemStack, Item}
 
 /**
@@ -14,7 +15,13 @@ object ResonantTab extends CreativeTabs(CreativeTabs.getNextID, "ResonantInducti
 {
   var itemStack: ItemStack = null
 
-  override def getTabIconItem: Item = itemStack.getItem
+  override def getTabIconItem: Item =
+  {
+    if(itemStack != null )
+      return itemStack.getItem
+    else 
+      return Items.iron_ingot
+  }
 
   def itemStack(item: ItemStack) { itemStack = item}
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/electrical/wire/ItemWire.java b/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/electrical/wire/ItemWire.java
index c3ffe5ec8..c052f4b5a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/electrical/wire/ItemWire.java
+++ b/src/main/scala/resonantinduction/electrical/wire/ItemWire.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import resonantinduction.core.Reference;
 import resonantinduction.core.ResonantTab;
 import resonantinduction.electrical.wire.flat.PartFlatWire;
 import resonantinduction.electrical.wire.flat.RenderFlatWire;
-import resonantinduction.electrical.wire.framed.PartFramedWire;
-import resonantinduction.electrical.wire.framed.RenderFramedWire;
 import codechicken.lib.vec.BlockCoord;
 import codechicken.lib.vec.Vector3;
 import codechicken.multipart.ControlKeyModifer;
@@ -49,19 +47,6 @@ public class ItemWire extends JItemMultiPart
 	{
 		BlockCoord onPos = pos.copy().offset(side ^ 1);
 
-		if (player.isSneaking() && !ControlKeyModifer.isControlDown(player))
-		{
-			PartFramedWire wire = (PartFramedWire) MultiPartRegistry.createPart("resonant_induction_wire", false);
-
-			if (wire != null)
-			{
-				wire.preparePlacement(itemStack.getItemDamage());
-			}
-
-			return wire;
-		}
-		else
-		{
 			if (!MultipartUtility.canPlaceWireOnSide(world, onPos.x, onPos.y, onPos.z, ForgeDirection.getOrientation(side), false))
 			{
 				return null;
@@ -75,7 +60,6 @@ public class ItemWire extends JItemMultiPart
 			}
 
 			return wire;
-		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -119,8 +103,8 @@ public class ItemWire extends JItemMultiPart
 	public void registerIcons(IIconRegister register)
 	{
 		RenderFlatWire.flatWireTexture = register.registerIcon(Reference.prefix() + "models/flatWire");
-		RenderFramedWire.wireIcon = register.registerIcon(Reference.prefix() + "models/wire");
-		RenderFramedWire.insulationIcon = register.registerIcon(Reference.prefix() + "models/insulation");
+		//RenderFramedWire.wireIcon = register.registerIcon(Reference.prefix() + "models/wire");
+		//RenderFramedWire.insulationIcon = register.registerIcon(Reference.prefix() + "models/insulation");
 		super.registerIcons(register);
 	}