Talk:Hellstone/@comment-78.21.62.7-20111225103203/@comment-67.164.33.239-20120129063422

use stone pillars, leave one square open one closed, next open. You will have thin vertical pillars if you do it right. Then the lava falls between pillars. This also works great for the slimes that leave lava behind. Leave plenty of left right space so you can run around when you get attacked.