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Piston – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a piston with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, pistons are one of the many mechanisms that you can make.

Let’s explore how to make a piston.

Where to find a Piston in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a piston in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.19	Redstone
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.20	Redstone Blocks

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Piston

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a piston:

1 Iron Ingot
3 Oak Planks
3 Spruce Planks
3 Birch Planks
3 Jungle Planks
3 Acacia Planks
3 Dark Oak Planks
3 Mangrove Planks
3 Bamboo Planks
3 Crimson Planks
3 Warped Planks
3 Cherry Planks
1 Redstone Dust
4 Cobblestones

TIP: You can use any type of wood planks! You don’t have to gather them all.

How to craft a Piston in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make a Piston

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a piston, place 3 wood planks, 4 cobblestones, 1 iron ingot, and 1 redstone dust in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, warped or cherry planks. In our example, we are using oak planks.

When making a piston, it is important that the wood planks, cobblestones, iron ingot, and redstone dust are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 wood planks. In the second row, there should be 1 cobblestone in the first box, 1 iron ingot in the second box, and 1 cobblestone in the third box. In the third row, there should be 1 cobblestone in the first box, 1 redstone dust in the second box, and 1 cobblestone in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a piston.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the piston will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Piston to Inventory

Once you have crafted a piston, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a piston in Minecraft!