diff --git a/src/main/java/storagecraft/SCItems.java b/src/main/java/storagecraft/SCItems.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76d969190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/storagecraft/SCItems.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package storagecraft;
+
+public class SCItems {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/storagecraft/proxy/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/storagecraft/proxy/ClientProxy.java
index 120f97ba8..d3b7d07ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/storagecraft/proxy/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/storagecraft/proxy/ClientProxy.java
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package storagecraft.proxy;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.client.registry.ClientRegistry;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
-import storagecraft.render.CableRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraftforge.client.MinecraftForgeClient;
+import storagecraft.SCBlocks;
+import storagecraft.render.BlockCableRenderer;
+import storagecraft.render.ItemCableRenderer;
 import storagecraft.tile.TileCable;
 
 public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
@@ -10,6 +14,8 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
 	public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent e) {
 		super.preInit(e);
 
-		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileCable.class, new CableRenderer());
+		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileCable.class, new BlockCableRenderer());
+
+		MinecraftForgeClient.registerItemRenderer(Item.getItemFromBlock(SCBlocks.CABLE), new ItemCableRenderer());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/CableRenderer.java b/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/BlockCableRenderer.java
similarity index 89%
rename from src/main/java/storagecraft/render/CableRenderer.java
rename to src/main/java/storagecraft/render/BlockCableRenderer.java
index 5b979c055..d684fccbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/CableRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/BlockCableRenderer.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 import storagecraft.render.model.CableModel;
 import storagecraft.tile.TileCable;
 
-public class CableRenderer extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
+public class BlockCableRenderer extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 	public static final ResourceLocation CABLE_RESOURCE = new ResourceLocation("storagecraft:textures/blocks/cable.png");
 
 	@Override
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ public class CableRenderer extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer {
 
 		{
 			GL11.glPushMatrix();
+
 			Minecraft.getMinecraft().renderEngine.bindTexture(CABLE_RESOURCE);
+
 			model.render(null, 0.0F, 0.0F, -0.1F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0625F);
+
 			GL11.glPopMatrix();
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/ItemCableRenderer.java b/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/ItemCableRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c59d5e706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/ItemCableRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package storagecraft.render;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.client.IItemRenderer;
+
+public class ItemCableRenderer implements IItemRenderer {
+	public static final BlockCableRenderer CABLE_RENDERER = new BlockCableRenderer();
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean handleRenderType(ItemStack item, ItemRenderType type) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean shouldUseRenderHelper(ItemRenderType type, ItemStack item, ItemRendererHelper helper) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void renderItem(ItemRenderType type, ItemStack item, Object... data) {
+		CABLE_RENDERER.renderTileEntityAt(null, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/model/CableModel.java b/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/model/CableModel.java
index 138fd5977..33a6b2ad7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/model/CableModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/storagecraft/render/model/CableModel.java
@@ -53,28 +53,33 @@ public class CableModel extends ModelBase {
 	public void render(Entity entity, float f, float f1, float f2, float f3, float f4, float f5) {
 		core.render(f5);
 
-		if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.UP)) {
-			up.render(f5);
-		}
+		if (cable != null) {
+			if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.UP)) {
+				up.render(f5);
+			}
 
-		if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.DOWN)) {
-			down.render(f5);
-		}
+			if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.DOWN)) {
+				down.render(f5);
+			}
 
-		if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.NORTH)) {
+			if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.NORTH)) {
+				north.render(f5);
+			}
+
+			if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.EAST)) {
+				east.render(f5);
+			}
+
+			if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.SOUTH)) {
+				south.render(f5);
+			}
+
+			if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.WEST)) {
+				west.render(f5);
+			}
+		} else {
 			north.render(f5);
-		}
-
-		if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.EAST)) {
-			east.render(f5);
-		}
-
-		if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.SOUTH)) {
 			south.render(f5);
 		}
-
-		if (cable.hasConnection(ForgeDirection.WEST)) {
-			west.render(f5);
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/storagecraft/textures/items/cable.png b/src/main/resources/assets/storagecraft/textures/items/cable.png
deleted file mode 100644
index a8e8dbf51..000000000
Binary files a/src/main/resources/assets/storagecraft/textures/items/cable.png and /dev/null differ