Talk:Redstone Engine/@comment-90.193.34.57-20120305211225/@comment-94.144.63.152-20120705153740

Using the right tool for the job might help lot. Try a pickaxe!

And btw. use EE to get an Alchemy Bag and Talisman of Repair, so that you can place your used tools in the bag with the talisman, and it'll be repaired for free.