Why is my cobblestone generator making obsidian?

Cobblestone generators work on the principle that when a lava stream comes into contact with water, the lava is turned into cobblestone. This fresh cobblestone then prevents the two streams from touching. Doing so will destroy the lava source, converting it into obsidian.

How do you break cobblestone with Pistons?

One way to do this wold be to have an observer block facing down at the cobblestone which triggers a piston to push the cobblestone when it appears, you have pistons further down that push these lines of cobblestone into a big stockpile, there you can mine it or blow it up.

How do you make Obsidian instead of cobblestone?

If flowing water touches a lava source, you get obsidian. Lava lakes consist of lava source blocks, so dumping water into it produces obsidian. If flowing water touches flowing lava, you get cobblestone. You can use this to make a cobblestone generator, by separating the sources and having only the flows touch.

Can you make obsidian in real life?

Obsidian can only be found naturally near Lava beds that are below sea level. It is created when Water touches a lava source block, causing the lava block to turn into an obsidian block. Players can create obsidian themselves by pouring water from a Bucket over a pool of stationary lava.

How do you stop lava from turning into cobblestone?

You dump water on a lava block – an easy way is to put the lava in a 1 block pit, and flood it with water from the surrounding area. This will destroy the lava and leave an obsidian block behind.

Can you break Obsidian without a pickaxe?

Without a diamond pickaxe you are unable to break obsidian. But if you are trying to create a nether portal quickly, you can use water and lava buckets to make one above ground.

Can an iron pickaxe with silk touch mine Obsidian?

I’ll edit with my findings. EDIT: Nope. I just spent (What felt like?) 10-15 minutes banging away at an Obsidian Block with an Iron Pickaxe with Silk Touch I.

How long does it take to break obsidian with a gold pickaxe?

Large sheets of obsidian can form underground that are near impossible to remove. If gold pickaxes could mine obsidian in 5 seconds (compared to 15 seconds with diamond picks) then misplaced portal frames could be cleared in as little as 1.2 minutes (up to 1.5 minutes for mid-air.)