diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/block/MechanicalHammerBlock.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/block/MechanicalHammerBlock.java
index 08ac1d16..431f3ac3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/block/MechanicalHammerBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/block/MechanicalHammerBlock.java
@@ -25,19 +25,28 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityTicker;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.StateDefinition;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BooleanProperty;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import thedarkcolour.exdeorum.blockentity.MechanicalHammerBlockEntity;
 import thedarkcolour.exdeorum.registry.EBlockEntities;
 
 public class MechanicalHammerBlock extends EBlock {
+    public static final BooleanProperty RUNNING = BooleanProperty.create("running");
+
     public MechanicalHammerBlock(Properties properties) {
         super(properties, EBlockEntities.MECHANICAL_HAMMER);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void createBlockStateDefinition(StateDefinition.Builder<Block, BlockState> builder) {
+        builder.add(RUNNING);
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Nullable
     @Override
-    public <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityTicker<T> getTicker(Level level, BlockState pState, BlockEntityType<T> type) {
+    public <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityTicker<T> getTicker(Level level, BlockState state, BlockEntityType<T> type) {
         return type == EBlockEntities.MECHANICAL_HAMMER.get() && !level.isClientSide ? (BlockEntityTicker<T>) new MechanicalHammerBlockEntity.ServerTicker<>() : null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/MechanicalHammerBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/MechanicalHammerBlockEntity.java
index bee00e16..bde705b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/MechanicalHammerBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/MechanicalHammerBlockEntity.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.storage.loot.LootContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import thedarkcolour.exdeorum.block.MechanicalHammerBlock;
 import thedarkcolour.exdeorum.blockentity.helper.ItemHelper;
 import thedarkcolour.exdeorum.config.EConfig;
 import thedarkcolour.exdeorum.data.TranslationKeys;
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ public class MechanicalHammerBlockEntity extends AbstractMachineBlockEntity<Mech
         if (!input.isEmpty() && !this.inventory.getStackInSlot(HAMMER_SLOT).isEmpty()) {
             if (canFitResultIntoOutput(input) != null) {
                 this.progress = 0;
+                this.level.setBlock(this.worldPosition, this.getBlockState().setValue(MechanicalHammerBlock.RUNNING, true), 3);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ public class MechanicalHammerBlockEntity extends AbstractMachineBlockEntity<Mech
 
                 this.progress = NOT_RUNNING;
             }
+        } else {
+            this.level.setBlock(this.worldPosition, this.getBlockState().setValue(MechanicalHammerBlock.RUNNING, false), 3);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/blockstates/mechanical_hammer.json b/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/blockstates/mechanical_hammer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fe455ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/blockstates/mechanical_hammer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "variants": {
+    "running=false": {
+      "model": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_off"
+    },
+    "running=true": {
+      "model": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_on"
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/models/block/mechanical_hammer_off.json b/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/models/block/mechanical_hammer_off.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2d895cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/models/block/mechanical_hammer_off.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:block/orientable",
+  "textures": {
+    "front": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_front_off",
+    "side": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_side",
+    "top": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_top"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/models/block/mechanical_hammer_on.json b/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/models/block/mechanical_hammer_on.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93d6b3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/exdeorum/models/block/mechanical_hammer_on.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:block/orientable",
+  "textures": {
+    "front": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_front_on",
+    "side": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_side",
+    "top": "exdeorum:block/mechanical_hammer_top"
+  }
+}
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