Still-life 'factories'

[TigerCub414]

Edgy dependent H to loaf:

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x = 42, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
34.A$32.3A$31.A$31.2A2$28.2A$27.A.A$28.A3$.2A$3A.2A$.2A.3A.2A$3A.2A2.
2A30.D$2A37.D.D$38.D2.D$39.2D4$27.2A$19.2A6.A.A$18.A2.A7.A$18.A.A8.2A
$19.A!

[ElijahKen]

H to ship (not obviously useful):

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x = 23, y = 31, rule = LifeHistory
17.AB$16.A.AB.B$2A13.B.2A2B2A$.A11.6B.B2A$.A.AB7.6B3.B$2.2AB.3B3.7B$4.
16B$4.16B$5.15B$4.16B$2.18B$19B$2BC16B$2BCBC4B.9B$2B3C4B2.7B$4BC4B2.B
2D4B$8B3.BDBD3B$B10.2B2D3B$11.7B$11.8B$11.7B$11.7B$10.3BD3B$7.2A.2B3D
3B$7.A.5BD2B$4.A3.A3B.3B$4.4A3.B$8.3A$6.A2.A$6.2A3.A$10.2A!

The H to biblock that I posted previously can use an eater1 instead of eater2:

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x = 31, y = 24, rule = LifeHistory
29.2A$2.A26.A$2.3A12.B.3B4.BA.A$5.A10.9B.B2A$4.2A3.B5.2B2A8B$4.8B3.2B
2A8B$6.8B.12B$6.20B$5.15B.2B$3.17B$.18B$.2BC15B$3BCBC4B.7B$.2B3C10B2D
B$5BC10B2D2B$9B2.9B$2B11.3B2DB$B12.3B2D$14.3B$12.3B$12.2A$13.A$10.3A$
10.A!

Edgy dependent H to loaf:

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x = 42, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
34.A$32.3A$31.A$31.2A2$28.2A$27.A.A$28.A3$.2A$3A.2A$.2A.3A.2A$3A.2A2.
2A30.D$2A37.D.D$38.D2.D$39.2D4$27.2A$19.2A6.A.A$18.A2.A7.A$18.A.A8.2A
$19.A!

If you send a second H, you get a paperclip + bad R:

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x = 43, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
34.A$32.3A$31.A$31.2A$28.5B$12.B14.B2AB$11.3B13.ABAB$9.6B2.3B3.2B.2BA
2B2.4B$9.7B.22B$8.27BD4B$.2A5.26B3D3B$3A.2A2.28BD3B$.2A.3A.2A30B$3A.2A
2.2A30BA$2A6.31BADC$8.30BADBAD$10.29BCA2D$10.9B2.6B3.6B2.2D.D$10.8B3.
6B5.3B3.D2.D$10.6B4.7B6.B5.2D$11.5B4.5B.B2A$11.4B4.2A2B3.BA.A$18.A2BA
B6.A$18.ABAB7.2A$19.A2B!

It is hard to get rid of without interfering with the loaf-making reaction (that envelope highlighted).
Edit: Fixed above RLE.

Edit 2: Another aircraft carrier factory, made by recognizing an active reaction from two earlier factories:

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x = 36, y = 38, rule = LifeHistory
18.C.2C$16.4C.3C$15.C8.C$15.C2.2C.3C$14.2C.C.C.C$12.C2.C.2C$12.2C5$34.
2C$34.2C$13.2E$14.2E14.C$13.2E14.C.C$13.E14.C2.C$29.2C6$2C$.C$.C.C12.
2E3D$2.2C12.ED.E$14.A.D.2E$16.D$16.2D4$8.C$7.C.C$8.C$14.2C$14.2C!
[[ STOP 98 ]]

Edit 3: Also a fair clearance improvement to the edgiest pond factory (another edit: fixed rle):

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x = 27, y = 34, rule = LifeHistory
14.D$12.3D$11.D4.C$11.2D2.C.C$15.C.C$8.2D4.2C.2C$8.D.D$9.2D3.2C.2C$14.
2C.C.C$19.A$19.AC$17.A.A2.C$17.2A2.2C2$25.2A$.2E2.A19.A$E2.E19.A.A$E2.
E19.2A$.2E6$24.E$22.E.E$22.3E$22.E3$9.2A3.2A$10.A3.A$7.3A5.3A$7.A9.A!

[ElijahKen]

Interesting G to beehive (made of known components):

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x = 32, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
16bo$14bobo$15b2o10$20b2o3b2obo$20b2o3b2ob3o$31bo$25b2ob3o$26bobo$26bo
bo$2o25bo$2o$21b2o$21bobo$23bo$12b2o9b2o$11bo2bo$12bobo4b2o$13bo5b2o5$
2o$o2bob2o$b3obobo4b2o$5bobo4bo$b5ob3o3b3o$bo4bo3bo4bo$4bobo2b2o$4b2o!

Are there any other G to block factories that work with this reaction?

Also a H to pond:

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x = 36, y = 40, rule = LifeHistory
20.A$12.2A4.3A$9.A.A2.A2.A$7.3A.3A3.2A$6.A3.B3.5B$6.A.AB2A5B$7.2A.2A6B
7.2D$2A10.6B5.BD2BD$.A10.7B3.2BD2BD$.A.AB7.8B.4B2DB$2.2AB.3B3.18B$4.28B
$4.28B$5.27B$4.26B.B2A$2.26B3.BA.A$19B.3B11.A$2BC15B3.3B10.2A$2BCBC4B
.9B2.B2A$2B3C4B2.7B3.BA.A.2A$4BC4B2.7B4.B2A.A2.A$8B3.7B5.2B3.2A$B10.7B
4.4B$10.8B3.B2A2B$9.10B3.2A.B2A$8.10B7.BA.A$8.9B11.A$6.2AB.7B11.2A$5.
A.AB.7B$5.A5.5B$4.2A6.3B$13.4B$12.2A.2A$11.ABABABA$9.3A.B.A.A$8.A4.A.
A.3A$9.3A.2A.A3.A$11.A4.A2.2A$13.3A$12.2A!

Edit 9/12:
G to somewhat edgy mango:

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x = 30, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
21bo$10bo$4bo5b3o6b2o$4b3o6bo4bo2bo$o6bo4b2o5bo2bo$b2o3b2o12b2o$2o26b
2o$28b2o8$14b2o$14b2o9b2o$25bobo$2b2o23bo$bobo23b2o$bo$2o4b2o$7bo$4b3o
$4bo16b2o$21bobo$14b2o7bo$15bo7b2o$12b3o$12bo!

[qqd]

A very small and fast Herschel to block, which can also function as a 2x pulse divider, using a 14 cell catalyst:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$3bo$3bob2ob2obo$4bobobob2o6$o$obo$3o$2bo!

Here is it attached to the p86 Herschel factory to make a p172:

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x = 85, y = 78, rule = B3/S23
28b3o$28bo2bo$24b2o2b2o$24b2o8$36bo$37bo$35b3o4$75b2o$76bo$76bob2ob2ob
o$77bobobob2o4$55b3o$31b2o21bo3bo$30bobo21bo3bo14bo$30bo2bo20bo3bo14bo
bo$31b2o15b2o5b3o4b2o9b3o$33b3o11bo3b2o9b2o11bo$51b3o$30b2o20b3o$30b2o
17bo4b2o$27bo22b5o$27b2o22b3o$26bobo23bo7$33bo23bobo$32b3o22b2o$31b5o
22bo$30b2o4bo17b2o$31b3o20b2o$32b3o$10bo11b2o9b2o3bo11b3o$10b3o9b2o4b
3o5b2o15b2o$10bobo14bo3bo20bo2bo$12bo14bo3bo21bobo$bo25bo3bo21b2o$obo
25b3o$obo$bo9$48b3o$48bo$49bo8$60b2o$56b2o2b2o$54bo2bo$55b3o!

[TigerCub414]

A H-to-fleet and a B-to-beehive:

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x = 11, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$6.3A$5.A$5.2A2$C$C.C$3C$2.C3.2A$7.A$5.A2.2A$5.3A2.A$2.A6.2A$2.4A$
5.A$4.A$4.2A!

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x = 19, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
16.A$14.3A$13.A$13.2A3$2C$.2C$2C12.2A$C14.A$13.A2.2A$13.3A2.A$10.A6.
2A$10.4A$3.2A8.A$3.2A7.A$12.2A!

[Jormungant]

R-to-loaf

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x = 49, y = 56, rule = LifeHistory
5$38.A.A$33.2A2.A.2A2.A$21.4B8.A3.A3.3A$20.5B3.2A4.3A.2A$20.6B.B2AB5.
A.A.2A$20.6B.4B5.2BA.A.A$20.5B3.2B2.4B.BA2B.A$20.2BC14B2A2B2A.2A$20.
2B2C13B5.A.A$20.B2C14B3.A.A.A$20.16B3.A.A.A$20.13B6.A.A$21.12B7.2A$
20.11B$21.10B$22.10B$23.9B5.2A$23.10B4.A$20.13B.BA.A$19.14B.B2A$17.B.
16B$15.20B$15.19B$13.22B$13.23B.B$13.22B.B2A$13.24B2A$13.22B.2B$11.2A
B.20B$10.A.AB.21B$10.A6.13BD7B$9.2A6.12BDBD6B$16.13BD2BD5B$15.15B2D7B
$16.25B$14.2A26B$13.A.AB2.23B$13.A4.20B.2B$12.2A4.20B$20.17B$22.13B$
22.13B$22.11B$24.7B$24.3B2.2B$24.3B$25.B!

And maybe there is some conduit derivative potential here

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x = 46, y = 57, rule = LifeHistory
5$35.A.A$30.2A2.A.2A2.A$18.4B8.A3.A3.3A$17.5B3.2A4.3A.2A$17.6B.B2AB5.
A.A.2A$17.6B.4B5.2BA.A.A$17.5B3.2B2.4B.BA2B.A$17.2BC14B2A2B2A.2A$17.
2B2C13B5.A.A$17.B2C14B3.A.A.A$17.16B3.A.A.A$17.13B6.A.A$18.12B7.2A$
17.11B$18.10B$19.10B$20.9B5.2A$20.10B4.A$17.13B.BA.A$16.14B.B2A$14.B.
16B$12.20B$12.19B$10.22B$10.23B.B$10.22B.B2A$10.24B2A$10.22B.2B$8.2AB
.17B.2B$7.A.AB.18B$7.A6.17B$6.2A6.17B$13.19B.B$12.25B$13.25B$11.2A25B
$10.A.AB.23B$10.A5.22B$9.2A5.11B.10B$18.9B4.7B$18.8B5.7B$20.6B5.8B$
21.4B7.6B$19.5B8.6B$19.2A13.3B$20.A13.2B$17.3A$17.A!

[TigerCub414]

H to block:

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x = 46, y = 36, rule = LifeHistory
21.2A$21.2A$35.A$33.3A$32.A$32.2A6$.2A$3A.2A$.2A.3A.2A$3A.2A2.2A$2A9$
37.2A$37.2A4$38.A$14.2A21.A.A$14.A.A20.A.A3.2A$15.A22.A3.A2.A$43.2A$
19.2A$19.2A!

[qqd]

Didn't expect to see a very long boat show up:

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x = 22, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2o13b2o$bo13b2o$bobo$2b2o5$20b2o$20b2o$2bo$2bobo$2b3o$4bo3$11b2o$12bo$
9b3o$9bo!

Rediscovered 10 years later (and cross-posted to the appropriate thread):

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x = 22, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2o13b2o$bo13b2o$bobo$2b2o5$20b2o$20b2o$2bo$2bobo$2b3o$4bo3$11b2o$12bo$
9b3o$9bo!

Unfortunately, this cannot be used as a G-to-3G splitter without replacing the fishhook by two sacrificial blocks:

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x = 27, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
5b2o13b2o$6bo13b2o$6bobo$7b2o5$25b2o$25b2o$7bo$7bobo$7b3o$9bo3$16b2o$
16b2o$23b2o$23b2o18$3o$2bo$bo!

[TigerCub414]

Herschel to two blocks:

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x = 22, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o6$6b2o$6b2o10$2o$bo$bobo$2b2o16b2o$20b2o4$20b2o$20b2o$2bo$
2bobo$2b3o$4bo9$13b2o$13b2o!

[dvgrn]

Herschel to two blocks...

Specifically, that's Herschel to half blockade, in a position that seems to almost allow for a glider to come in and re-activate the half blockade into a glider plus output R-pentomino heading to the right, along the lines of Guam's G4 receiver. Not sure if there's any way of rescuing this:

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x = 26, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o3$20b2o$20b2o2b2o$24b2o$6b2o$6b2o2$22b3o$22bo$23bo6$2o$bo$
bobo$2b2o16b2o$20b2o4$20b2o$20b2o$2bo$2bo$2b3o$4bo9$13b2o$13b2o!

[EvinZL]

Herschel to two blocks...

Specifically, that's Herschel to half blockade, in a position that seems to almost allow for a glider to come in and re-activate the half blockade into a glider plus output R-pentomino heading to the right, along the lines of Guam's G4 receiver. Not sure if there's any way of rescuing this:

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x = 26, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$18b2o3$20b2o$20b2o2b2o$24b2o$6b2o$6b2o2$22b3o$22bo$23bo6$2o$bo$
bobo$2b2o16b2o$20b2o4$20b2o$20b2o$2bo$2bo$2b3o$4bo9$13b2o$13b2o!

I hope you don't hate yourself for missing this

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x = 63, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
16b2o$16b2o6$4b2o$4b2o13$18b2o$18b2o4$18b2o$18b2o$o$obo$3o$2bo9$11b2o
$11b2o9$60b3o$60bo$61bo!

[dvgrn]

I hope you don't hate yourself for missing this :mrgreen: ...

Well, I didn't miss it exactly. I edited this in and saved it, but then saw you had posted in the previous minute:

If you take out the initial fishhook catalyst, you get a Herschel-to-half-blockade-plus-block, which can be reactivated very cleanly with just a glider -- all very nice and Spartan, and the "stop" part of the stop-and-restart mechanism isn't just Thessalonic, it's downright Blockic:

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x = 67, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
24bo$23bobo7bo$16b2o6bo6b3o$16b2o12bo$30b2o2$19bo$18bo3bo$23bo32bo$4b
2o48b3o$4b2o31b2o15bo$37b2o15bo$65bo$64bobo$64bobo$65bo2$34b2o$34bo$35b
3o$37bo3$18b2o$18b2o4$18b2o$18b2o$o$obo$3o$2bo9$11b2o$11b2o9$60b3o$60b
o$61bo!

Unfortunately the glider's lane isn't transparent, so the Herschel has to come in first. Seems like this whole mechanism might have been found before somewhere, but I don't remember the trick with cleaning up the input Herschel's first natural block. Probably I'm thinking of the very similar trick with a beehive instead of the half-blockade.

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

I hope you don't hate yourself for missing this ...

Well, I didn't miss it exactly. I edited this in and saved it, but then saw you had posted in the previous minute:

If you take out the initial fishhook catalyst, you get a Herschel-to-half-blockade-plus-block, which can be reactivated very cleanly with just a glider -- all very nice and Spartan, and the "stop" part of the stop-and-restart mechanism isn't just Thessalonic, it's downright Blockic:

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x = 67, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
24bo$23bobo7bo$16b2o6bo6b3o$16b2o12bo$30b2o2$19bo$18bo3bo$23bo32bo$4b
2o48b3o$4b2o31b2o15bo$37b2o15bo$65bo$64bobo$64bobo$65bo2$34b2o$34bo$35b
3o$37bo3$18b2o$18b2o4$18b2o$18b2o$o$obo$3o$2bo9$11b2o$11b2o9$60b3o$60b
o$61bo!

Unfortunately the glider's lane isn't transparent, so the Herschel has to come in first. Seems like this whole mechanism might have been found before somewhere, but I don't remember the trick with cleaning up the input Herschel's first natural block. Probably I'm thinking of the very similar trick with a beehive instead of the half-blockade.

Here is a p8 variant which is quasi-stable (works at any timing), and still allows the output glider escape:

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x = 223, y = 353, rule = B3/S23
46bo127bo$45bobo7bo117bobo7bo$38b2o6bo6b3o110b2o6bo6b3o$38b2o12bo113b
2o12bo$52b2o126b2o4$78bo127bo$26b2o48b3o75b2o48b3o$26b2o31b2o15bo77b2o
31b2o15bo$59b2o15bo110b2o15bo3$16bo2bo$15bo$13b2o126bob2ob2o$10bo6b2ob
o35b2o82b2ob2o2b2o35b2o$13bo3bo2bo35bo83bo43bo$13b3obo3bo35b3o87b2o36b
3o$10bo11bo36bo80b2o5b2o38bo$2o9bo3bob3o108b2o10b2o$obo9bo2bo3bo108bob
o17bo$2bo9bob2o6bo17b2o88bo9b2o2b2ob2o19b2o$2b2o14b2o20b2o88b2o9b2ob2o
bo20b2o$17bo$13bo2bo2$40b2o126b2o$40b2o126b2o$bo3b2o15bo106bo3b2o15bo$
b2o2b2o15bo106b2o2b2o15bo$2b2o18b3o105b2o18b3o$b2o21bo104b2o21bo9$33b
2o126b2o$33b2o126b2o19$93b2o126b2o$92b2o126b2o$94bo127bo32$46bo127bo$
45bobo7bo117bobo7bo$38b2o6bo6b3o110b2o6bo6b3o$38b2o12bo113b2o12bo$52b
2o126b2o4$78bo127bo$26b2o48b3o75b2o48b3o$26b2o31b2o15bo77b2o31b2o15bo$
59b2o15bo110b2o15bo4$14b2o$14bo125b2ob6o$13b2o2b3o36b2o82b2ob6o35b2o$
13bo3bob3o34bo83b2o42bo$13b2obo4bo35b3o80b2o5b2o36b3o$15bobo41bo80b2o
5b2o38bo$2o9bo4bob2o108b2o10b2o5b2o$obo8b3obo3bo108bobo16b2o$2bo10b3o
2b2o20b2o88bo9b6ob2o19b2o$2b2o14bo21b2o88b2o8b6ob2o19b2o$17b2o3$40b2o
126b2o$40b2o126b2o$bo3b2o15bo106bo3b2o15bo$b2o2b2o15bo106b2o2b2o15bo$
2b2o18b3o105b2o18b3o$b2o21bo104b2o21bo9$33b2o126b2o$33b2o126b2o19$93b
2o126b2o$92b2o126b2o$94bo127bo32$46bo127bo$45bobo7bo117bobo7bo$38b2o6b
o6b3o110b2o6bo6b3o$38b2o12bo113b2o12bo$52b2o126b2o4$78bo127bo$26b2o48b
3o75b2o48b3o$26b2o31b2o15bo77b2o31b2o15bo$59b2o15bo110b2o15bo4$14b2o
128b4o$18bo121b2obo4bo$13b2o2bobo36b2o81bo3bo4bo35b2o$12bo2b3obobo34bo
82bo4b2o38bo$13b6o2bo35b3o79bo2bo4b2o36b3o$14b2ob2o40bo79bo2bo3bo2bo
37bo$2o9bo2b6o108b2o10b2o4bo2bo$obo8bobob3o2bo107bobo12b2o4bo$2bo10bob
o2b2o20b2o88bo9bo4bo3bo18b2o$2b2o10bo25b2o88b2o8bo4bob2o19b2o$17b2o
122b4o3$40b2o126b2o$40b2o126b2o$bo3b2o15bo106bo3b2o15bo$b2o2b2o15bo
106b2o2b2o15bo$2b2o18b3o105b2o18b3o$b2o21bo104b2o21bo9$33b2o126b2o$33b
2o126b2o19$93b2o126b2o$92b2o126b2o$94bo127bo32$46bo127bo$45bobo7bo117b
obo7bo$38b2o6bo6b3o110b2o6bo6b3o$38b2o12bo113b2o12bo$52b2o126b2o4$78bo
127bo$26b2o48b3o75b2o48b3o$26b2o31b2o15bo77b2o31b2o15bo$59b2o15bo110b
2o15bo3$145b2o$144b4o$13bobo2bo121bob2ob2obo$13b3obob2o35b2o81bo2b2o
40b2o$12bo6bo36bo81b3o2b2o2b2o35bo$13bo5b2o36b3o78b3o2bob4o36b3o$59bo
79bo2bo3bo2bo37bo$2o10b2o5bo108b2o10b4obo2b3o$obo10bo6bo107bobo9b2o2b
2o2b3o$2bo9b2obob3o20b2o88bo14b2o2bo18b2o$2b2o10bo2bobo20b2o88b2o8bob
2ob2obo19b2o$141b4o$142b2o2$40b2o126b2o$40b2o126b2o$bo3b2o15bo106bo3b
2o15bo$b2o2b2o15bo106b2o2b2o15bo$2b2o18b3o105b2o18b3o$b2o21bo104b2o21b
o9$33b2o126b2o$33b2o126b2o19$93b2o126b2o$92b2o126b2o$94bo127bo!

[WhiteHawk]

I hope you don't hate yourself for missing this ...

Well, I didn't miss it exactly. I edited this in and saved it, but then saw you had posted in the previous minute:

If you take out the initial fishhook catalyst, you get a Herschel-to-half-blockade-plus-block, which can be reactivated very cleanly with just a glider -- all very nice and Spartan, and the "stop" part of the stop-and-restart mechanism isn't just Thessalonic, it's downright Blockic:

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Unfortunately the glider's lane isn't transparent, so the Herschel has to come in first. Seems like this whole mechanism might have been found before somewhere, but I don't remember the trick with cleaning up the input Herschel's first natural block. Probably I'm thinking of the very similar trick with a beehive instead of the half-blockade.

Here is a quasi-stable p8 variant which works at any timing, and still allows the output glider escape:

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Kind of less useful due to feeding the output glider back in on itself, but here is a herschel conduit with a delay function based on the snark positioning (RT=410) - Fx77 is just there for proof that herschels can be inserted

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x = 95, y = 75, rule = B3/S23
52bo$51bobo7bo$44b2o6bo6b3o$44b2o12bo$58b2o2$47bo$46bo3bo$51bo32bo$32b
2o48b3o$32b2o31b2o15bo$65b2o15bo$93bo$92bobo$20b2o70bobo$20bo72bo$18b
obo$18b2o42b2o$62bo$63b3o$65bo$70b2o$70bo$5bo40b2o24bo$3b3o40b2o4b2o14b
5o$3bobo47bo13bo$3bo49bobo12b3o$54b2o15bo$46b2o20b4o$46b2o15b2o3bo3b2o
$28bo34b2o4b3o2bo$28bo42bob2o$17b2o9b3o40bo$4b2o11b2o11bo39b2o$5bo$2b
3o4bo$2bo6b3o50b2o$12bo49bo$11b2o50b3o$65bo2$3b2o$3bo35b2o$2obo35b2o$
o2b3o4b2o$b2o3bo3b2o$3b4o$3bo15b2o$4b3o12bobo$7bo13bo$2b5o14b2o$2bo$4b
o23bo$3b2o21b3o$25bo$25b2o7$15b2o$14bobo5b2o$14bo7b2o$13b2o2$27bo$23b
2obobo$22bobobobo$19bo2bobobobob2o$19b4ob2o2bo2bo$23bo4b2o$21bobo$21b
2o!

[qqd]

An H to block that does not appear to be known:

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
10bo$10b3o$13bo$o11b2o$3o$3bo11b2o$2b2o10bobo$14b2o$10bo$9bo4$bo$bobo$
b3o11b2o$3bo11bo$16b3o$18bo!

EDIT: H to traffic light using grin reagent:

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x = 30, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
20bo$18b3o$17bo$17b2o8b2o$2o20b2o2bo2bo$bo20bobo2b2o$bobo21b2o$2b2o22b
o$23bo2bob2o$22bobobo2bo$23b2ob2o4$2bo$2bobo$2b3o$4bo6$5b2o$5b2o5$3bo
2bob2o$3b4ob2o2$5b5o$4bo5bo$4b2o2b2o$9bobob2o$8bo2b2obo$8b2o!

[I6_I6]

Two conduit leads starting from a B-heptomino ... :
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x = 42, y = 25, rule = LifeHistory
30.A$29.A.A$30.A7$40.A$39.A.A$40.A2$2A$.2A$2A$A3$5.2A$5.2A3$25.2A$25.
2A!

Based on that, a simple B-to-beehive that also produces a decently edgy glider:

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x = 42, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6b2o8$30bo$29bobo$30bo7$40bo$39bobo$40bo2$2o$b2o$2o$o3$5b2o$5b2o
3$25b2o$25b2o!

EDIT 12.1.2025:
Very simple H-to-beehive that places the beehive right where the input herschel goes:

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x = 12, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
9bo$8bobo$8bobo$6b3ob2o$5bo$6b3ob2o$8bob2o9$o$obo$3o$2bo!

[ElijahKen]

G-to-spark:

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x = 23, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
15b2o$12b2o2bo$bo10bo3bob2o$2bo10b3obo2bo$3o12bobobo2bo$17bobob2o$16b
2obo$19bob2o$16b2obo2bo$16b2ob2o9$12b2o$11bo2bo$12b2o3$13b2o$13bobob2o
$11bobob2obo$11b2o!

Also based on that, several g-to-sl factories, none super edgy:

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x = 210, y = 27, rule = LifeHistory
6.2C39.2C43.2C45.2C48.2C$6.C2.2C11.A.A22.C2.2C11.A.A26.C2.2C11.A.A28.
C2.2C11.A.A31.C2.2C11.A.A$3.2C.C3.C11.2A20.2C.C3.C11.2A24.2C.C3.C11.2A
26.2C.C3.C11.2A29.2C.C3.C11.2A$2.C2.C.3C13.A19.C2.C.3C13.A23.C2.C.3C13.
A25.C2.C.3C13.A28.C2.C.3C13.A$C2.C.C.C33.C2.C.C.C37.C2.C.C.C39.C2.C.C
.C42.C2.C.C.C$2C.C.C35.2C.C.C39.2C.C.C41.2C.C.C44.2C.C.C$3.C.2C37.C.2C
41.C.2C43.C.2C46.C.2C$2C.C23.C13.2C.C13.2D26.2C.C43.2C.C13.2D31.2C.C13.
2D$C2.C.2C18.3C13.C2.C.2C10.2D26.C2.C.2C40.C2.C.2C10.2D31.C2.C.2C10.2D
$2.2C.2C17.C18.2C.2C40.2C.2C42.2C.2C45.2C.2C18.2C$25.C79.2D51.2C48.2C
$24.2C79.2D51.2C$58.2D$17.2D39.2D4.2C50.2C82.2D$17.2D45.C46.2C.C2.C82.
2D$65.3C42.C.C.3C39.2C.C$67.C42.C.C43.2C.3C$108.3C.5C45.C$9.2E39.2E43.
2E10.C3.C4.C25.2E12.2C.3C30.2E$8.E2.E37.E2.E41.E2.E9.2C2.C.C27.E2.E12.
C.C31.E2.E$9.2E39.2E43.2E15.2C28.2E13.C.C32.2E$158.C2$8.2C39.2C43.2C45.
2C48.2C$4.2C.C.C35.2C.C.C39.2C.C.C41.2C.C.C44.2C.C.C$4.C.2C.C.C33.C.2C
.C.C37.C.2C.C.C39.C.2C.C.C42.C.2C.C.C$10.2C39.2C43.2C45.2C48.2C!

[ElijahKen]

Doublepost for long delay, here is an edgy H to Pi to biblock:

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x = 53, y = 45, rule = LifeHistory
40.2A$40.A$28.A12.A$28.3A7.4A$31.A6.A$B29.2A8.B3A$2B28.5B5.BA2.A$3B29.
9B2.2A$4B22.AB3.10B$.4B20.A.AB.12B$2.4B14.2A3.2A16B$3.4B7.2A4.A2.2A3.
16B$4.4B5.B2AB4.2A2.2A8B2E3B.4B$5.4B5.3B6.A2.A.7BEBEB3.4B$6.4B3.B.B7.
2A4.7BEB5.4B$7.4B.6B11.B2E4B8.4B$8.10B8.4B2E3B10.4B$2A7.12B4.12B9.4B$
.A8.12B3.5B5.2A10.4B$.A.AB6.19B5.A12.4B$2.2AB.3B2.19B6.3A10.2B2D$4.21B
3D2B.2B5.A11.B2D$4.23BD4B2A$5.20B3D2B.B2A4.A11.B2D$4.26B2.B3.3A10.2B2D
$2.21B.6B5.A12.4B$19B6.5B5.2A10.4B$2BC15B7.12B9.4B$2BCBC4B.7B9.4B2E3B
10.4B$2B3C4B2.6B3.2A7.B2E4B8.4B$4BC4B3.6B2.A2.2A4.7BEB5.4B$8B6.4B3.A.
A2.A.7BEBEB3.4B$B12.B2A2B4.A2.2A8B2E3B.4B$14.2A.B2A3.2A3.16B$17.BA.A4.
2A16B$20.A4.A.AB.12B$20.2A4.AB3.10B$32.9B2.2A$30.5B5.BA2.A$30.2A8.B3A
$31.A6.A$28.3A7.4A$28.A12.A$40.A$40.2A!

It features an interesting use of the semi-cenark that I have been searching for a way to use for a long time.
The pi collides with the blocks that cause period-multiplication normally, destroying them, then the pi releases gliders that activate the semi-cenark and restore the block.
It is also possible to eat one half of the explosion (or just one of the gliders) to get a h to pi to glider:

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x = 52, y = 37, rule = LifeHistory
40.2A$40.A$28.A12.A$28.3A7.4A$31.A6.A$B29.2A8.B3A$2B28.5B5.BA2.A$3B29.
9B2.2A$4B22.AB3.10B$.4B20.A.AB.12B$2.4B14.2A3.2A16B$3.4B7.2A4.A2.2A3.
16B$4.4B5.B2AB4.2A2.2A8B2E3B.4B$5.4B5.3B6.A2.A.7BEBEB3.4B$6.4B3.B.B7.
2A4.7BEB5.4B$7.4B.6B11.B2E4B8.4B$8.10B8.4B2E3B10.4B$2A7.12B4.12B9.4B$
.A8.12B3.5B5.2A10.4B$.A.AB6.19B5.A12.4B$2.2AB.3B2.19B6.3A10.3B$4.21B3D
2B.2B5.A11.2B$4.23BD4B2A17.B$5.20B3D2B.B2A$4.26B2.B$2.21B.6B$19B6.5B$
2BC15B7.4B$2BCBC4B.7B9.5B$2B3C4B2.6B10.B.2A$4BC4B3.6B11.A$8B6.4B12.3A
$B12.B2A2B14.A$14.2A.B2A$17.BA.A$20.A$20.2A!

Or you can change one of the CP semi-cenarks to a CC semi-cenark, and get an eater factory:

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x = 55, y = 47, rule = LifeHistory
40.2A$40.A$28.A12.A$28.3A7.4A$31.A6.A$B29.2A8.B3A$2B28.5B5.BA2.A$3B29.
9B2.2A$4B22.AB3.10B$.4B20.A.AB.12B$2.4B14.2A3.2A16B$3.4B7.2A4.A2.2A3.
16B$4.4B5.B2AB4.2A2.2A8B2E3B.4B$5.4B5.3B6.A2.A.7BEBEB3.4B$6.4B3.B.B7.
2A4.7BEB5.4B$7.4B.6B11.B2E4B8.4B$8.10B8.4B2E3B10.4B$2A7.12B4.12B9.4B$
.A8.12B3.5B5.2A10.4B$.A.AB6.19B5.A12.5B$2.2AB.3B2.19B6.3A10.5BD$4.21B
3D2B.2B5.A11.2B3D$4.23BD4B2A15.2BD2B$5.20B3D2B.B2A4.A9.3B2D$4.26B2.B3.
3A9.5B$2.21B.6B5.A11.5B$19B6.5B5.2A9.4B$2BC15B7.12B8.4B$2BCBC4B.7B9.4B
2E3B9.4B$2B3C4B2.6B3.2A7.B2E4B7.4B$4BC4B3.6B2.A2.2A4.7BEB4.4B$8B6.4B3.
A.A2.A.7BEBEB2.4B$B12.B2A2B4.A2.2A8B2E7B$14.2A.B2A3.2A3.15B$17.BA.A4.
2A15B.2B$20.A4.A.AB.14B2A$20.2A4.AB3.11B.B2A$32.11B.B$30.5B4.4B$30.2A
7.5B$31.A8.B2A.A2.A$28.3A11.A.4A$28.A11.A.A$40.2A2.2A$45.A$44.A$44.2A
!

EDIT: There are at least two other h-to-pi conduits that work with this.

[WhiteHawk]

Similarly, pi to wing, with a slightly less awkward output location. Is it connectable to anything?

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Pi to Block + Blinker. Really lucky coincidence the block ends up being "transparent" as part of an offset half-blockade (EDIT: it's not a half-blockade, one column off)

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x = 24, y = 16, rule = LifeHistory
6.2A$6.A2.2A$3.2A.A3.A$2.A2.A.3A$A2.A.A.A$2A.A.A$3.A.2A$2A.A$A2.A.2A$
2.2A.2A15.2A$22.2A3$8.3C$8.C.C$8.C.C!

[ElijahKen]

Pi to Paperclip

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x = 33, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$3bo2b2o$3bobobo$2obobo$2obob2o18b2o4b2o$3bobo9b3o7b2o5bo$3bo3bo7b
obo11b3o$4b4o7bobo11bo$bo28b2o$b4ob2o23bo$4bobo23bo$3bo2bo23b2o$4b2o!

Cross posting this, and offering some suitable connections to make it an H to pi to paperclip:

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x = 129, y = 41, rule = LifeHistory
18.B48.B46.B$14.2D5B42.2D5B40.2D5B$13.D2BD6B39.D2BD6B37.D2BD6B$12.B2D
BD8B36.B2DBD8B34.B2DBD8B$11.3BDB2D8B34.3BDB2D8B32.3BDB2D8B$2.2A6.4BD2B
D7B26.2A6.4BD2BD7B24.2A6.4BD2BD7B$3.A2.2A2.5B2D7B28.A2.2A2.5B2D7B26.A
2.2A2.5B2D7B$3.A.A.A2.16B26.A.A.A2.16B24.A.A.A2.16B$2A.A.AB3.16B23.2A
.A.AB3.16B21.2A.A.AB3.16B$.A.AB2A2.16B2E4.2A16.2A.AB2A2.16B2E4.2A15.A
.AB2A2.16B2E4.2A$.A.A.A9B3D7B2EB.B2.A19.A.A9B3D7B2EB.B2.A15.A.A.A9B3D
7B2EB.B2.A$2A.A.B.A7BDBD11B3A20.A.B.A7BDBD11B3A15.2A.A.B.A7BDBD11B3A$
2.A.4A7BDBD4B6.BA23.4A7BDBD4B6.BA19.A.4A7BDBD4B6.BA$2.A5.B.12B8.4A23.
B.12B8.2A17.A5.B.12B8.2A$3.2A.2A2.12B6.A.A2.A17.3A.2A2.12B9.A18.2A.2A
2.12B9.A$4.A.A6.7B8.2A20.A2.A.A5.9B8.A21.A.A5.9B8.A$4.A.A5.8B31.2A2.A
4.11B7.2A20.A.A4.11B7.2A$5.A5.9B8.4A21.2A5.11B30.A5.11B$11.9B7.A3.A19.
2A7.10B38.10B7.2A$11.10B6.2A23.A8.10B36.10B8.A$9.13B2.5B23.A.AB6.11B32.
11B6.BA.A$6.2B.18B26.2AB.3B.11B2E.2A.A20.A.2A.2E11B.3B.B2A$5.2A19B2A27.
17B2EBA.2A20.2A.AB2E17B$5.2AB.17B2A27.19B30.19B$6.B.17B.B29.19B28.19B
$9.16B30.20B28.20B$10.14B29.20B32.20B$9.4B2.8B28.21B34.21B$8.4B3.7B29.
2BC19B.B28.B.19BC2B$7.4B3.11B25.3BCBC4B.13B2A26.2A13B.4BCBC3B$6.4B4.12B
25.2B3C4B2.12B2A26.2A12B2.4B3C2B$5.4B5.12B24.5BC4B2.11B.B28.B.11B2.4B
C5B$4.4B7.11B23.10B3.9B36.9B3.10B$3.4B6.4B.4B3CB22.4B10.6B.B38.B.6B10.
3B$2.4B7.2A4.4BC2B21.4B12.5B42.5B12.2B$.4B9.A4.2B3C2B20.4B13.4B44.4B13.
B$4B7.3A6.6B19.4B15.5B40.5B$3B8.A8.7B17.4B19.2A40.2A$2B20.B.4B15.4B20.
A42.A$B24.4B13.4B22.3A36.3A$26.4B11.4B25.A36.A!

Also this, although technically not a still life.

Here's a direct H-to-pulsar. Not sure why you'd ever want one, though.

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x = 50, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
10.2A$9.B2AB5.2A$10.3B5.A$11.B3.BA.A$7.7B.B2A27.B$6.10B28.2B$6.7B2EB
27.3B$6.6BE2BE26.4B$4.2AB.5B2EB25.4B$3.A.AB.8B24.4B$3.A4.8B3.2B18.4B$
2.2A5.12B17.4B$9.14B14.4B$9.15B12.4B$7.18B10.4B$5.21B8.4B$5.2BC19B6.
4B$4.3BCBC19B3.5B$5.2B3C20B.7B$4.5BC29B$5.8B.25B.2B$3.4B8.26B2A$3.2B
10.24B.B2A$3.2B11.23B2.B$16.24B$2A16.23B$2A16.24B$18.23B$17.25B$17.6B
3.15B$18.4B5.14B4.B$18.4B5.11B3D2B.3D$25.2AB.18B$24.A.AB4.4BD4BDBD4BD
$24.A8.3BD4BDBD4BDB$23.2A9.2BD4BDBD4BD$32.6B3D3B3D2B$32.18B$32.6B3D3B
3D2B$33.3BD4BDBD4BD$31.5BD4BDBD4BDB$31.5BD4BDBD4BD$29.2AB.8B3.3B$28.A
.AB3.3B3D3.3D$28.A6.5B5.B$27.2A7.2B!

[C28]

pi to loaf

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x = 29, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6bo2b2o$3b2obo3bo$2bo2bob3o4b2o5b2o$o2bobobo6bo6bobob2obo$2obobo
9b3o5bobob2o$3bob2o10bo5b2o$2obo$o2bob2o$2b2ob2o4$8b3o$8bobo$8bobo!

edit: less useful-looking pi to block

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x = 30, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$6bo2b2o$3b2obo3bo$2bo2bob3o4b2o$o2bobobo6bo$2obobo9b3o10b2o$3bob
2o10bo10bo$2obo22bobo$o2bob2o19b2o$2b2ob2o4$8b3o$8bobo$8bobo!

[ElijahKen]

...
If you eat the R, it is connectable to make a H to W to G:

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x = 47, y = 49, rule = LifeHistory
37.2A4.2D$36.B2AB2.DBD$37.3B.3BD$32.2A4.6B$33.A3.6B$31.A5.5B$31.2A2.B
.4B$32.B.8B$22.2A8.9B$23.A6.11B$23.A.AB3.11B$24.2AB.D12B$26.BD13B$26.
BD12B$20.2A4.B2D12B$10.A10.A5.14B$10.3A8.A.AB2.2B3D2B2D5B$13.A8.2AB.8B
DBD5B$12.2A10.12B2D5B$12.4B2.3B3.19B$14.29B$12.31B$12.28B2.B2A$11.28B
3.BA.A$10.28B7.A$10.29B6.2A$11.17B3.6B2AB$11.16B4.4B2.2A$8.14B.B8.3B$
2A6.15B9.4B$.A5.15B11.B2A$.A.AB2.15B12.A$2.2AB.15B14.3A$4.20B13.A$4.20B
$5.20B$4.22B$2.24B$25B$2BC13B.10B$2BCBC4B.7B2.2B4.2A$2B3C4B2.3B.B4.B4.
A$4BC4B4.2B2A3.2A4.3A$8B4.BA2.A4.A6.A$B12.3A5.A.A$22.2A$13.3A$13.A2.A
$15.2A!

Edit: I think this is NE1T122, which is not in the H to Gn converter collection (known lane, different timing).

Similar, H to W to two blocks OTT:

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x = 48, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
38.2C$37.B2CB$37.4B$35.B.4B$33.9B$22.2A7.3B2C5B$23.A6.4B2C5B$23.A.AB3.
11B$24.2AB.13B$26.15B$26.14B$20.2A4.15B$10.A10.A5.14B$10.3A8.A.AB2.7B
2D5B$13.A8.2AB.8BDBD5B3.3A$12.2A10.12B2D5B2.A$12.4B2.3B3.19B3.A$14.29B
$12.31B$12.28B2.B2A$11.28B3.BA.A$10.28B7.A$10.29B6.2A$11.17B3.6B2AB$11.
16B4.4B2.2A$8.14B.B8.3B$2A6.15B9.4B$.A5.15B11.B2A$.A.AB2.15B12.A$2.2A
B.15B14.3A$4.20B13.A$4.20B$5.20B$4.22B$2.24B$25B$2BC13B.10B$2BCBC4B.7B
2.2B4.2A$2B3C4B2.3B.B4.B4.A$4BC4B4.2B2A3.2A4.3A$8B4.BA2.A4.A6.A$B12.3A
5.A.A$22.2A$13.3A$13.A2.A$15.2A!

[Anivec]

H-to-mango factory:

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x = 31, y = 46, rule = LifeHistory
18.2A$18.A$20.A$16.4A.A.2A.A$16.A2.A.A.A.2A$17.B.3BA$16.4B.2B$16.7B$15.
6B$14.7B2.B$13.8B.3B$3.2A8.13B$4.A9.13B$4.A.AB4.17B$5.2AB.20B$7.21BDB
$7.20BDBDB$8.19BD2BD$7.21BDBD$5.24BD$3.24B$3.2BC18B$2.3BCBC4B.11B$3.2B
3C4B2.10B3.B$2.5BC4B.12B.B2A$.10B2.14B2A$4B9.13B.B$3B11.11B$2B10.12B$
B9.13B$10.11B$8.2AB.8B$7.A.AB2.6B.B$7.A5.9B3.B$6.2A7.5B2AB.B2A$17.B.B
A.A2B2A$21.2A3B$21.5B$25.B$24.2A.A$24.2AB3A$25.B4.A$24.2A.3A$25.A.A$25.
A.A$26.A!

[C28]

H to block

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x = 15, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$b2o2bobo$bo3bo4bo$2b3ob5o$4bobo$4bobob3o$5b2obo2bo$10b2o2$2bo10b
2o$3o10bo$obo8bobo$o10b2o7$b2o3b2o$b2o3b2o!

[ElijahKen]

Using the large catalyst from guntrue_74, I found several wing to still life:
Fleet (edit: the eater is not needed for the block to be restored):

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x = 31, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
29b2o$29bo$7b2o18bobo$6bobo18b2o$6bo$3b2ob2o$2bobo13b3o$2bobob2o10bo2b
o$2o2bo2bo10b2o2bo$bobo2bo13b2o$bob2ob2o$2bo3bo$3b2obobo18b2o$5bob2o18b
2o$5bo$4b2o!

Edgy tub (removing the eater makes tub + blinker):

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x = 32, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$6bobo$6bo$3b2ob2o$2bobo13b3o$2bobob2o10bo2bo$2o2bo2bo10b2o2bo$bo
bo2bo13b2o$bob2ob2o$2bo3bo$3b2obobo$5bob2o$5bo$4b2o22b2o$28bobo$30bo$
30b2o!

Edgy boat (but I don't know how edgy the inputs are):

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x = 23, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$6bobo$6bo$3b2ob2o$2bobo13b3o$2bobob2o10bo2bo$2o2bo2bo10b2o2bo$bo
bo2bo13b2o$bob2ob2o$2bo3bo$3b2obobo$5bob2o3b2o$5bo7bo$4b2o4b3o$10bo!

One or two loaves:

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x = 34, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$6bobo21bo$6bo21b3o$3b2ob2o19bo$2bobo13b3o6b2o$2bobob2o10bo2bo$2o
2bo2bo10b2o2bo$bobo2bo13b2o$bob2ob2o$2bo3bo$3b2obobo$5bob2o$5bo$4b2o11$
7b2o$6bobo$6bo$3b2ob2o22b2o$2bobo13b3o8bo2bo$2bobob2o10bo2bo8bobo$2o2b
o2bo10b2o2bo4b4ob2o$bobo2bo13b2o5bo3bo$bob2ob2o21bobo$2bo3bo21b2ob2o$
3b2obobo$5bob2o$5bo$4b2o!