Had an idea that proved to be retarded before I even put it into motion
Microchip machine warns you to use loops, easy enough, sort the output back into itself unless it's a microchip right?
but there's the issue of inputting wafers, too many and everything will clog even with input priority balancers, as I've had the displeasure of finding out with gravel to sand crushers

So, genius idea, have an "even inputs" balancers that takes in both the input wafers and the output microchips at the right ratio, and a sorter that sends inputs in and outputs out! that way the first wafer goes in, turns into two microchips, and when those chips go out they let the next wafer in, right?

Except, the microchip machine needs three wafers to get started, and only one will ever be let through, so I'd have to manually toggle the even inputs option off and on to get things started

Is there any way around this? Now more than ever I wish CoI had combinators, or any other form of logic gate