diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityMachineStrandCaster.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityMachineStrandCaster.java
index d27f59aac..c05bfe3fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityMachineStrandCaster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/machine/TileEntityMachineStrandCaster.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class TileEntityMachineStrandCaster extends TileEntityFoundryCastingBase
 
 	public FluidTank water;
 	public FluidTank steam;
+	private long lastCastTick = 0;
 
 	public String getName() {
 		return "container.machineStrandCaster";
@@ -81,31 +82,41 @@ public class TileEntityMachineStrandCaster extends TileEntityFoundryCastingBase
 			ItemMold.Mold mold = this.getInstalledMold();
 
 			if(canProcess()) {
-
-				int itemsCasted = Math.min(amount / mold.getCost(), 9);
-
-				for(int j = 0; j < itemsCasted; j++) {
-					this.amount -= mold.getCost();
-
-					ItemStack out = mold.getOutput(type);
-
-					for(int i = 1; i < 7; i++) {
-						if(slots[i] == null) {
-							slots[i] = out.copy();
-							break;
-						}
-
-						if(slots[i].isItemEqual(out) && slots[i].stackSize + out.stackSize <= out.getMaxStackSize()) {
-							slots[i].stackSize += out.stackSize;
-							break;
-						}
-
-					}
+				int minAmount = mold.getCost() * 9;
+	
+				// Makes it flush the buffers after 10 seconds of inactivity
+				if(worldObj.getWorldTime() >= lastCastTick + 200) {
+					minAmount = mold.getCost();
 				}
-				markChanged();
 
-				water.setFill(water.getFill() - getWaterRequired() * itemsCasted);
-				steam.setFill(steam.getFill() + getWaterRequired() * itemsCasted);
+				if(this.amount >= minAmount) {
+					int itemsCasted = amount / mold.getCost();
+
+					for(int j = 0; j < itemsCasted; j++) {
+						this.amount -= mold.getCost();
+
+						ItemStack out = mold.getOutput(type);
+
+						for(int i = 1; i < 7; i++) {
+							if(slots[i] == null) {
+								slots[i] = out.copy();
+								break;
+							}
+
+							if(slots[i].isItemEqual(out) && slots[i].stackSize + out.stackSize <= out.getMaxStackSize()) {
+								slots[i].stackSize += out.stackSize;
+								break;
+							}
+
+						}
+					}
+					markChanged();
+
+					water.setFill(water.getFill() - getWaterRequired() * itemsCasted);
+					steam.setFill(steam.getFill() + getWaterRequired() * itemsCasted);
+
+					lastCastTick = worldObj.getWorldTime();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@ public class TileEntityMachineStrandCaster extends TileEntityFoundryCastingBase
 
 	public boolean canProcess() {
 		ItemMold.Mold mold = this.getInstalledMold();
-		if(type != null && mold != null && this.amount >= mold.getCost() * 9 && mold.getOutput(type) != null) {
+		if(type != null && mold != null && mold.getOutput(type) != null) {
 			for(int i = 1; i < 7; i++) {
 				if(slots[i] == null || slots[i].isItemEqual(mold.getOutput(type)) && slots[i].stackSize + mold.getOutput(type).stackSize <= mold.getOutput(type).getMaxStackSize())
 					return water.getFill() >= getWaterRequired() && steam.getFill() < steam.getMaxFill();
@@ -270,6 +281,7 @@ public class TileEntityMachineStrandCaster extends TileEntityFoundryCastingBase
 		super.writeToNBT(nbt);
 		water.writeToNBT(nbt, "w");
 		steam.writeToNBT(nbt, "s");
+		nbt.setLong("t", lastCastTick);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -277,6 +289,7 @@ public class TileEntityMachineStrandCaster extends TileEntityFoundryCastingBase
 		super.readFromNBT(nbt);
 		water.readFromNBT(nbt, "w");
 		steam.readFromNBT(nbt, "s");
+		lastCastTick = nbt.getLong("t");
 	}
 
 	@Override