diff --git a/api/cables.lua b/api/cables.lua
index 0d3f877..1057342 100644
--- a/api/cables.lua
+++ b/api/cables.lua
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ local SIZE = logistica.settings.cable_size
 
 -- Main function to register a new cable of certain tier
 -- customNodeBox  can specify any of the fixed/connect_DIR - values will be overwritten per-item basis
-function logistica.register_cable(desc, name, customNodeBox)
+function logistica.register_cable(desc, name, customNodeBox, customTiles, customInvImage)
   local lname = string.lower(name)
   local cable_name = "logistica:" .. lname
   local cable_group = logistica.TIER_ALL
   logistica.cables[cable_name] = name
 	local cnb = customNodeBox or {}
+  local tiles = customTiles or { "logistica_" .. lname .. ".png" }
 
   local node_box = {
     type           = "connected",
@@ -23,9 +24,7 @@ function logistica.register_cable(desc, name, customNodeBox)
 
   local def = {
     description = desc,
-    tiles = { "logistica_" .. lname .. ".png" },
-    inventory_image = "logistica_" .. lname .. "_inv.png",
-    wield_image = "logistica_" .. lname .. "_inv.png",
+    tiles = tiles,
     groups = {
       cracky = 3,
       choppy = 3,
@@ -49,15 +48,23 @@ function logistica.register_cable(desc, name, customNodeBox)
     _mcl_blast_resistance = 10
   }
 
+  if not customInvImage then
+    def.inventory_image = "logistica_" .. lname .. "_inv.png"
+    def.wield_image = "logistica_" .. lname .. "_inv.png"
+  elseif type(customInvImage) == "string" then
+    def.inventory_image = customInvImage
+    def.wield_image = customInvImage
+  end
+
   minetest.register_node(cable_name, def)
 
   local def_broken = {}
   for k, v in pairs(def) do def_broken[k] = v end
-  def_broken.tiles = { "logistica_" .. lname .. ".png^logistica_broken.png" }
+  def_broken.tiles = logistica.table_map(tiles, function(s) return s.."^logistica_broken.png" end)
   def_broken.inventory_image = "logistica_" .. lname .. "_inv.png^logistica_broken.png"
   def_broken.groups = { cracky = 3, choppy = 3, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, pickaxey = 1, axey = 1, handy = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1 }
   def_broken.description = "Broken " .. desc
-  def_broken.node_box = { type = "fixed", fixed = { -0.5, -SIZE, -SIZE, 0.5, SIZE, SIZE } }
+  def_broken.node_box = { type = "fixed", fixed = cnb.fixed or { -0.5, -SIZE, -SIZE, 0.5, SIZE, SIZE } }
   def_broken.selection_box = def_broken.node_box
   def_broken.connects_to = nil
   def_broken.on_construct = nil
diff --git a/item/craft_item_nodes.lua b/item/craft_item_nodes.lua
index 38233c4..bc00336 100644
--- a/item/craft_item_nodes.lua
+++ b/item/craft_item_nodes.lua
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ local S = logistica.TRANSLATOR
 logistica.craftitem.nodes = {}
 local items = logistica.craftitem.nodes
 
-local crystalGroups = {
-  oddly_breakable_by_hand = 1, cracky = 3, handy = 1, pickaxey = 1
-}
-
-local sounds = logistica.sound_mod.node_sound_glass_defaults()
-
 items["logistica:silverin"] = {
   tiles = {
     "logistica_silverin_nodebox.png",
@@ -28,8 +22,8 @@ items["logistica:silverin"] = {
     }
   },
   use_texture_alpha = "blend",
-  groups = crystalGroups,
-  sounds = sounds,
+  groups = { oddly_breakable_by_hand = 1, cracky = 3, handy = 1, pickaxey = 1 },
+  sounds = logistica.sound_mod.node_sound_glass_defaults(),
   description = S("Silverin Crystal"),
   inventory_image = "logistica_silverin.png",
   stack_max = logistica.stack_max,
@@ -88,4 +82,4 @@ items["logistica:silverin_plate"] = {
 
 for name, def in pairs(items) do
   minetest.register_node(name, def)
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/registration/machines_api_reg.lua b/registration/machines_api_reg.lua
index 3e092c8..e0bd654 100644
--- a/registration/machines_api_reg.lua
+++ b/registration/machines_api_reg.lua
@@ -26,13 +26,23 @@ logistica.register_autocrafter("Autocrafter", "autocrafter", {
 --------------------------------
 
 -- regular
-logistica.register_cable("Optic cable", "optic_cable")
--- TODO: plate + cable = masked cable
--- logistica.register_cable("Optic cable", "optic_wall", CABLE_SIZE, {
---   fixed = {
---     { -CABLE_SIZE, -CABLE_SIZE, -CABLE_SIZE, CABLE_SIZE, CABLE_SIZE, CABLE_SIZE }
---   }
--- })
+logistica.register_cable("Optic Cable", "optic_cable")
+
+-- full-block cable
+logistica.register_cable("Embedded Optic Cable", "optic_cable_block",
+  {
+    fixed = {
+      { -0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5 }
+    },
+    connect_top = {}, connect_bottom = {},
+    connect_front = {}, connect_back = {},
+    connect_left = {}, connect_right = {},
+  },
+  {
+    "logistica_silverin_plate.png^logistica_cable_connection_overlay.png"
+  },
+  -1
+)
 
 -- toggleable
 logistica.register_cable_toggleable("Toggleable Cable", "optic_cable_toggleable",
diff --git a/registration/misc.lua b/registration/misc.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec29bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registration/misc.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- mostly decorative things that don't fit anywhere else
+local S = logistica.TRANSLATOR
+local function L(s) return "logistica:"..s end
+
+minetest.register_node(L("silverin_block"), {
+  drawtype = "normal",
+  tiles = {"logistica_silverin_plate.png"},
+  paramtype2 = "facedir",
+  groups = { cracky = 2, pickaxey = 2 },
+  sounds = logistica.node_sound_metallic(),
+  stack_max = logistica.stack_max,
+  _mcl_hardness = 1.5,
+  _mcl_blast_resistance = 40
+})
diff --git a/registration/node_recipes.lua b/registration/node_recipes.lua
index cc053b9..efd942c 100644
--- a/registration/node_recipes.lua
+++ b/registration/node_recipes.lua
@@ -175,3 +175,19 @@ minetest.register_craft({
     {L("silverin_plate"), itemstrings.clay, L("silverin_plate")},
   }
 })
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+  output = L("optic_cable_block"),
+  recipe = {
+    {L("silverin_plate")},
+    {L("optic_cable")},
+    {L("silverin_plate")},
+  }
+})
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+  output = L("silverin_block"),
+  recipe = {
+    {L("silverin_plate"), L("silverin_plate"), L("silverin_plate")}
+  }
+})
diff --git a/registration/registration.lua b/registration/registration.lua
index 73ae6ef..55f1667 100644
--- a/registration/registration.lua
+++ b/registration/registration.lua
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ dofile(path.."/node_recipes.lua")
 dofile(path.."/item_recipes.lua")
 dofile(path.."/machines_api_reg.lua")
 dofile(path.."/lava_furnace_recipes.lua")
+dofile(path.."/misc.lua")
 dofile(path.."/compat_unified_inv.lua")
 dofile(path.."/compat_i3.lua")
diff --git a/textures/logistica_cable_connection_overlay.png b/textures/logistica_cable_connection_overlay.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ab499d
Binary files /dev/null and b/textures/logistica_cable_connection_overlay.png differ