We NEED Copper Wires and Copper Pipes

Copper Wires - Copper Wire would act like a lead, allowing direct connections between redstone blocks without taking up physical space or incurring any QC shenanigans. They can also carry signal underwater.

I imagine that some sort of spool item could be used to hook wires up to different blocks.

Copper Pipes - As you'd expect, copper pipes would indeed transport items and interact with inventories. However, they would also allow the transportation of fluids. This would make things like Guardian farm draining more accessible.

These two features would provide the perfect industrial sink for copper that many people were hoping for. Please consider this.