How to Make a Stone Pressure Plate in Minecraft

How to Make a Stone Pressure Plate in Minecraft – In Minecraft, a pressure plate is an item that you can use to enable particular features when you step on it. For example, it can activate Redstone next to the pressure plate itself and the block it is on.

A pressure plate is commonly used to open a door, whether it is an iron door or wooden door.  Currently, there are 4 kinds of pressure plates available in Minecraft. They are wooden pressure plates, stone pressure plates, iron pressure plates, and gold pressure plates.

Wooden pressure plates and stone pressure plates are surely different. You can enable a wooden pressure plate by using items and arrows.

But you cannot activate a stone pressure plate with items or arrows. However, players and mobs can activate both wooden pressure plates and stone pressure plates.

Iron pressure plates and gold pressure plates are weighted pressure plates. These emit a different strength of Redstone signal, depending on how many entities that the plates have.

In this article, we will let you know how to make a stone pressure plate in Minecraft, specifically the stone pressure plate. Follow these steps below to craft a stone pressure plate.

Supported Platforms

Platform	Supported
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

Crafting A Stone Pressure Plate in Survival Mode

First of all, you have to prepare the materials to make a stone pressure plate. The items you need are just 2 stones. Then, follow these steps below:

First, you need to go to the crafting menu in order to open your crafting table. In the crafting menu, there will be a crafting area consisting of a 3×3 grid.

This is where you will create a stone pressure plate. In the second row of the 3×3 crafting grid, place one stone in the first box and another one in the second box.

This is the Minecraft crafting recipe to make a stone pressure plate. Make sure you follow the pattern exactly the same.

Because if you place the items in a different place, you might end up failing to create a stone pressure plate or create other items. If you fill the crafting grid with the correct pattern, the stone pressure plate will appear in the box on the right side.

Once you have managed to create a stone pressure plate, do not forget to move the new item to your inventory. That’s it! You have a stone pressure plate that you can use.

What You Can Do with the Stone Pressure Plate

Opening An Iron Door

You can use any type of pressure plate to open an iron door, including a stone pressure plate. Select a stone pressure plate in the hotbar.

Them properly position your pointer because you need to place the pressure plate right in front of the iron door. Next, step on the stone pressure plate in order to open the door.

The iron door will stay open as long as you are stepping on the pressure plate. So, the iron door will close when you are stepping down the pressure plate.

Opening A Dragon Head

First, place the dragon head on the ground by positioning your pointer on the block where you want to place it. The block will be highlighted when you position your pointer there.

Then, add a stone pressure plate as a Redstone device next to the dragon head. Besides pressure plates, you can also use other devices, such as a lever.

Place the pressure plate within one block of the dragon head. Do not place it too far away from the dragon head. Then, you just need to activate the pressure plate in order to open and close the dragon head.

How to Make a Stone Pressure Plate in Minecraft