diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/ToolCoreRenderer.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/ToolCoreRenderer.java
index 67b12103..9124aa8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/ToolCoreRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/ToolCoreRenderer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public class ToolCoreRenderer implements IItemRenderer
     @Override
     public boolean handleRenderType (ItemStack item, ItemRenderType type)
     {
+        if(!item.hasTagCompound())
+            return false;
+
         switch (type)
         {
         case ENTITY:
diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/blocks/SearedBlock.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/blocks/SearedBlock.java
index 9bf0375f..844bd260 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/blocks/SearedBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/blocks/SearedBlock.java
@@ -278,30 +278,34 @@ public class SearedBlock extends InventoryBlock
         }
         else
         {
-            FaucetLogic logic = (FaucetLogic) world.getTileEntity(x, y, z);
+            TileEntity te = world.getTileEntity(x, y, z);
             float xMin = 0.25F;
             float xMax = 0.75F;
             float zMin = 0.25F;
             float zMax = 0.75F;
 
-            switch (logic.getRenderDirection())
+            if(te instanceof FaucetLogic)
             {
-            case 2:
-                zMin = 0.625F;
-                zMax = 1.0F;
-                break;
-            case 3:
-                zMax = 0.375F;
-                zMin = 0F;
-                break;
-            case 4:
-                xMin = 0.625F;
-                xMax = 1.0F;
-                break;
-            case 5:
-                xMax = 0.375F;
-                xMin = 0F;
-                break;
+                FaucetLogic logic = (FaucetLogic) te;
+                switch (logic.getRenderDirection())
+                {
+                case 2:
+                    zMin = 0.625F;
+                    zMax = 1.0F;
+                    break;
+                case 3:
+                    zMax = 0.375F;
+                    zMin = 0F;
+                    break;
+                case 4:
+                    xMin = 0.625F;
+                    xMax = 1.0F;
+                    break;
+                case 5:
+                    xMax = 0.375F;
+                    xMin = 0F;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
 
             this.setBlockBounds(xMin, 0.25F, zMin, xMax, 0.625F, zMax);
diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/logic/SmelteryLogic.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/logic/SmelteryLogic.java
index 650f8ba6..be4f55b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/logic/SmelteryLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/logic/SmelteryLogic.java
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ public class SmelteryLogic extends InventoryLogic implements IActiveLogic, IFaci
 
     void detectEntities ()
     {
+        if(centerPos == null)
+            return;
+
         AxisAlignedBB box = AxisAlignedBB.getBoundingBox(centerPos.x, centerPos.y, centerPos.z, centerPos.x + 1.0D, centerPos.y + 1.0D, centerPos.z + 1.0D).expand(1.0D, 0.0D, 1.0D);
 
         List list = worldObj.getEntitiesWithinAABB(Entity.class, box);