Talk:Hellevator/@comment-5433398-20120823105102/@comment-188.178.15.8-20120928155136

Just have some water with you in the place you're mining. Then, when the water reaches the lava, it makes obsidian, you mine that, then the water will again make obsidian. This will make the sides of your hellevator to become obsidian (in the part where there's lava).

Quick and safe (ALMOST, you might want to be a bit careful, as you sometimes takes damage from the lava) method, that will get you a straight hellevator.