diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/toolbox/ToolboxBlock.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/toolbox/ToolboxBlock.java
index 613ae9153..7afa382f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/toolbox/ToolboxBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/toolbox/ToolboxBlock.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.AllBlockEntityTypes;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
 import com.simibubi.create.AllShapes;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.block.IBE;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.item.ItemHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.BlockHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.DyeColor;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.context.BlockPlaceContext;
-import net.minecraft.world.item.crafting.Ingredient;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.BlockGetter;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.LevelAccessor;
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.material.Fluids;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.shapes.CollisionContext;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.shapes.VoxelShape;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.ForgeCapabilities;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.FakePlayer;
 import net.minecraftforge.network.NetworkHooks;
 
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public class ToolboxBlock extends HorizontalDirectionalBlock implements SimpleWa
 	public Class<ToolboxBlockEntity> getBlockEntityClass() {
 		return ToolboxBlockEntity.class;
 	}
-	
+
 	@Override
 	public BlockEntityType<? extends ToolboxBlockEntity> getBlockEntityType() {
 		return AllBlockEntityTypes.TOOLBOX.get();
@@ -181,9 +182,14 @@ public class ToolboxBlock extends HorizontalDirectionalBlock implements SimpleWa
 		return color;
 	}
 
-	public static Ingredient getMainBox() {
-		return Ingredient.of(AllBlocks.TOOLBOXES.get(DyeColor.BROWN)
-			.get());
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasAnalogOutputSignal(BlockState pState) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getAnalogOutputSignal(BlockState pState, Level pLevel, BlockPos pPos) {
+		return ItemHelper.calcRedstoneFromBlockEntity(this, pLevel, pPos);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/logistics/vault/ItemVaultBlock.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/logistics/vault/ItemVaultBlock.java
index 7d3fd37a1..d874732a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/logistics/vault/ItemVaultBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/logistics/vault/ItemVaultBlock.java
@@ -159,11 +159,7 @@ public class ItemVaultBlock extends Block implements IWrenchable, IBE<ItemVaultB
 
 	@Override
 	public int getAnalogOutputSignal(BlockState pState, Level pLevel, BlockPos pPos) {
-		return getBlockEntityOptional(pLevel, pPos)
-			.map(vte -> vte.getCapability(ForgeCapabilities.ITEM_HANDLER))
-			.map(lo -> lo.map(ItemHelper::calcRedstoneFromInventory)
-				.orElse(0))
-			.orElse(0);
+		return ItemHelper.calcRedstoneFromBlockEntity(this, pLevel, pPos);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemHelper.java
index d4277e265..d4cdb6151 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/item/ItemHelper.java
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@ package com.simibubi.create.foundation.item;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.block.IBE;
+
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.ForgeCapabilities;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableInt;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Pair;
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ public class ItemHelper {
 	public static boolean sameItem(ItemStack stack, ItemStack otherStack) {
 		return !otherStack.isEmpty() && stack.is(otherStack.getItem());
 	}
-	
+
 	public static Predicate<ItemStack> sameItemPredicate(ItemStack stack) {
 		return s -> sameItem(stack, s);
 	}
@@ -73,6 +80,13 @@ public class ItemHelper {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	public static <T extends IBE<? extends BlockEntity>> int calcRedstoneFromBlockEntity(T ibe, Level level, BlockPos pos) {
+		return ibe.getBlockEntityOptional(level, pos)
+				.map(be -> be.getCapability(ForgeCapabilities.ITEM_HANDLER))
+				.map(lo -> lo.map(ItemHelper::calcRedstoneFromInventory).orElse(0))
+				.orElse(0);
+	}
+
 	public static int calcRedstoneFromInventory(@Nullable IItemHandler inv) {
 		if (inv == null)
 			return 0;