diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java
index 9def51704..c8af29e6b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.block.properties.PropertyDirection;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.BlockStateContainer;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
-import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.InventoryHelper;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ public abstract class BlockBase extends Block {
     }
 
     public Item createItem() {
-        return new ItemBlockBase(this, false);
+        return new ItemBlockBase(this, getPlacementType(), false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -98,26 +97,6 @@ public abstract class BlockBase extends Block {
         return false;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public IBlockState onBlockPlaced(World world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing facing, float hitX, float hitY, float hitZ, int meta, EntityLivingBase entity) {
-        IBlockState state = super.onBlockPlaced(world, pos, facing, hitX, hitY, hitZ, meta, entity);
-
-        if (getPlacementType() != null) {
-            return state.withProperty(DIRECTION, getPlacementType().getFrom(facing, pos, entity));
-        }
-
-        return state;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onBlockPlacedBy(World world, BlockPos pos, IBlockState state, EntityLivingBase player, ItemStack stack) {
-        super.onBlockPlacedBy(world, pos, state, player, stack);
-
-        if (getPlacementType() != null) {
-            ((TileBase) world.getTileEntity(pos)).setDirection(state.getValue(DIRECTION));
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void breakBlock(World world, BlockPos pos, IBlockState state) {
         TileEntity tile = world.getTileEntity(pos);
@@ -147,7 +126,7 @@ public abstract class BlockBase extends Block {
         world.setBlockToAir(pos);
     }
 
-    protected EnumPlacementType getPlacementType() {
+    public EnumPlacementType getPlacementType() {
         return EnumPlacementType.HORIZONTAL;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java
index 0c11019d1..1febb9233 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class BlockCable extends BlockCoverable {
         return false;
     }
 
-    protected EnumPlacementType getPlacementType() {
+    public EnumPlacementType getPlacementType() {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockDiskDrive.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockDiskDrive.java
index 35aa8c510..906554cd4 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockDiskDrive.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockDiskDrive.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import refinedstorage.RefinedStorage;
 import refinedstorage.RefinedStorageGui;
 import refinedstorage.tile.TileDiskDrive;
 
+// @TODO: Fix bug where it doesn't display correctly
 public class BlockDiskDrive extends BlockNode {
     private static final PropertyInteger STORED = PropertyInteger.create("stored", 0, 7);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockGrid.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockGrid.java
index 7360a1124..923502a41 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockGrid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockGrid.java
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ public class BlockGrid extends BlockNode {
 
     @Override
     public Item createItem() {
-        return new ItemBlockBase(this, true);
+        return new ItemBlockBase(this, getPlacementType(), true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/EnumPlacementType.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/EnumPlacementType.java
index 650c8f9e4..72f9fbc13 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/EnumPlacementType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/EnumPlacementType.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public enum EnumPlacementType {
         this.allowed = allowed;
     }
 
-    EnumFacing getFrom(EnumFacing facing, BlockPos pos, EntityLivingBase entity) {
+    public EnumFacing getFrom(EnumFacing facing, BlockPos pos, EntityLivingBase entity) {
         switch (this) {
             case ANY:
                 return facing.getOpposite();
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public enum EnumPlacementType {
         }
     }
 
-    EnumFacing getNext(EnumFacing previous) {
+    public EnumFacing getNext(EnumFacing previous) {
         switch (this) {
             case ANY:
             case ANY_FACE_PLAYER:
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockBase.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockBase.java
index 647af94f3..9c5d948da 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockBase.java
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 package refinedstorage.item;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import refinedstorage.block.EnumPlacementType;
+import refinedstorage.tile.TileBase;
 
 public class ItemBlockBase extends ItemBlock {
-    public ItemBlockBase(Block block, boolean subtypes) {
+    private EnumPlacementType placementType;
+
+    public ItemBlockBase(Block block, EnumPlacementType placementType, boolean subtypes) {
         super(block);
 
         setRegistryName(block.getRegistryName());
 
+        this.placementType = placementType;
+
         if (subtypes) {
             setMaxDamage(0);
             setHasSubtypes(true);
@@ -29,4 +41,18 @@ public class ItemBlockBase extends ItemBlock {
 
         return getUnlocalizedName();
     }
+
+    public boolean placeBlockAt(ItemStack stack, EntityPlayer player, World world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side, float hitX, float hitY, float hitZ, IBlockState newState) {
+        boolean result = super.placeBlockAt(stack, player, world, pos, side, hitX, hitY, hitZ, newState);
+
+        if (result && placementType != null) {
+            TileEntity tile = world.getTileEntity(pos);
+
+            if (tile instanceof TileBase) {
+                ((TileBase) tile).setDirection(placementType.getFrom(side, pos, player));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockController.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockController.java
index 1a77c1288..d66c8b314 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockController.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class ItemBlockController extends ItemBlockBase {
     public ItemBlockController() {
-        super(RefinedStorageBlocks.CONTROLLER, true);
+        super(RefinedStorageBlocks.CONTROLLER, RefinedStorageBlocks.CONTROLLER.getPlacementType(), true);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockFluidStorage.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockFluidStorage.java
index d9a7f360f..d33b01440 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockFluidStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockFluidStorage.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class ItemBlockFluidStorage extends ItemBlockBase {
     public ItemBlockFluidStorage() {
-        super(RefinedStorageBlocks.FLUID_STORAGE, true);
+        super(RefinedStorageBlocks.FLUID_STORAGE, RefinedStorageBlocks.FLUID_STORAGE.getPlacementType(), true);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockStorage.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockStorage.java
index 73dbec43f..bba1c5ced 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/item/ItemBlockStorage.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class ItemBlockStorage extends ItemBlockBase {
     public ItemBlockStorage() {
-        super(RefinedStorageBlocks.STORAGE, true);
+        super(RefinedStorageBlocks.STORAGE, RefinedStorageBlocks.STORAGE.getPlacementType(), true);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/ClientProxy.java
index f020eb554..fe525eec6 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/ClientProxy.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
     @SubscribeEvent
     public void onModelBake(ModelBakeEvent e) {
         for (ModelResourceLocation model : e.getModelRegistry().getKeys()) {
-            for (BlockCable cable : cables) {
+            for (BlockCable cable : cableTypes) {
                 if (model.getResourceDomain().equals(RefinedStorage.ID) && model.getResourcePath().equals(cable.getName()) && !model.getVariant().equals("inventory")) {
                     e.getModelRegistry().putObject(model, new ModelMultipartContainer(e.getModelRegistry().getObject(model), input -> cable.canRenderInLayer(input)));
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java
index 5582bb1da..231be8d8d 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.init.Items;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class CommonProxy {
-    protected List<BlockCable> cables = new ArrayList<>();
+    protected List<BlockCable> cableTypes = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent e) {
         RefinedStorageAPI.SOLDERER_REGISTRY = new SoldererRegistry();
@@ -627,9 +626,9 @@ public class CommonProxy {
 
     private void registerBlock(BlockCable cable) {
         GameRegistry.<Block>register(cable);
-        GameRegistry.register(new ItemBlock(cable).setRegistryName(cable.getRegistryName()));
+        GameRegistry.register(new ItemBlockBase(cable, cable.getPlacementType(), false));
 
-        cables.add(cable);
+        cableTypes.add(cable);
     }
 
     private void registerTile(Class<? extends TileBase> tile, String id) {