diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/inventory/gui/GUIScreenSlicePrinter.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/inventory/gui/GUIScreenSlicePrinter.java
index 915f99b1c..dc3c10a67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/inventory/gui/GUIScreenSlicePrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/inventory/gui/GUIScreenSlicePrinter.java
@@ -98,7 +98,22 @@ public class GUIScreenSlicePrinter extends GuiScreen {
 						}
 					}
 
-					renderer.renderBlockByRenderType(block, x, 0, z);
+					int dx = x;
+					int dz = z;
+
+					// swizzle instead of rotating, so the PWR controller faces the correct rotation
+					if(dir == ForgeDirection.WEST) {
+						dx = sizeZ - 1 - z;
+						dz = x;
+					} else if(dir == ForgeDirection.SOUTH) {
+						dx = sizeX - 1 - x;
+						dz = sizeZ - 1 - z;
+					} else if(dir == ForgeDirection.EAST) {
+						dx = z;
+						dz = sizeX - 1 - x;
+					}
+
+					renderer.renderBlockByRenderType(block, dx, 0, dz);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -124,15 +139,7 @@ public class GUIScreenSlicePrinter extends GuiScreen {
 		GL11.glScaled(1, 1, 0.5); //incredible flattening power
 
 		GL11.glRotated(-30, 1, 0, 0);
-		GL11.glRotated(-45, 0, 1, 0);
-
-		if(dir == ForgeDirection.WEST) {
-			GL11.glRotated(180, 0, 1, 0);
-		} else if(dir == ForgeDirection.NORTH) {
-			GL11.glRotated(-90, 0, 1, 0);
-		} else if(dir == ForgeDirection.SOUTH) {
-			GL11.glRotated(90, 0, 1, 0);
-		}
+		GL11.glRotated(225, 0, 1, 0);
 
 		if(dir == ForgeDirection.WEST || dir == ForgeDirection.EAST) {
 			GL11.glTranslated(sizeX / -2D, -sizeY / 2D, sizeZ / -2D);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/items/machine/ItemPWRPrinter.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/items/machine/ItemPWRPrinter.java
index 1ef5ec736..4f8c8ad6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/items/machine/ItemPWRPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/items/machine/ItemPWRPrinter.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import com.hbm.tileentity.machine.TileEntityPWRController;
 import com.hbm.util.fauxpointtwelve.BlockPos;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.network.internal.FMLNetworkHandler;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ public class ItemPWRPrinter extends Item implements IGUIProvider {
 		blockSync = null;
 	}
 
+	// idiot box for server crashes: 2
+	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
 	public static void deserialize(World world, ByteBuf buf) {
 		x1 = buf.readInt();
 		y1 = buf.readInt();
@@ -75,15 +79,12 @@ public class ItemPWRPrinter extends Item implements IGUIProvider {
 			}
 		}
 
-		System.out.println("oh wow it synced and attempted to GUI!");
-
 		// Open the printer GUI on any client players holding the printer
 		// yeah it's a shit hack yay weee wooo
 		EntityPlayer player = Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer;
 		if(player != null && player.getHeldItem() != null && player.getHeldItem().getItem() instanceof ItemPWRPrinter) {
-			FMLNetworkHandler.openGui(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer, MainRegistry.instance, 0, world, 0, 0, 0);
+			FMLNetworkHandler.openGui(player, MainRegistry.instance, 0, world, 0, 0, 0);
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	@Override