diff --git a/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/CSPExtensions.cs b/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/CSPExtensions.cs
index cc59d58e..d91e1061 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/CSPExtensions.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/CSPExtensions.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles;
 
@@ -84,24 +85,43 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Common.CSP
             }
         }
 
-        /*
-        private static void PipelineInner<TInSrc, TOutSrc, TInDest, TOutDest>(int n,
-            IChannel<TInSrc, TOutSrc> from,
-            Func<TOutSrc, Task<TInDest>> fn,
-            IChannel<TInDest, TOutDest> to,
-            bool closeOnFinished)
+        public static Task<T> ThreadedTask<T>(Func<T> action)
         {
-            var jobs = Channel.Create<TOutSrc>(n);
-            var results = Channel.Create<TInDest>(n);
-
+            var src = new TaskCompletionSource<T>();
+            var th = new Thread(() =>
             {
-                bool Process(TOutSrc val, )
+                try
                 {
-                    if ()
-
+                    src.SetResult(action());
                 }
-            }
-        }*/
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    src.SetException(ex);
+                }
+            }) {Priority = ThreadPriority.BelowNormal};
+            th.Start();
+            return src.Task;
+        }
+
+        public static Task ThreadedTask<T>(Action action)
+        {
+            var src = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+            var th = new Thread(() =>
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        action();
+                        src.SetResult(true);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        src.SetException(ex);
+                    }
+                })
+                { Priority = ThreadPriority.BelowNormal };
+            th.Start();
+            return src.Task;
+        }
 
     }
 
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/Channel.cs b/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/Channel.cs
index 449a386b..cd4041ee 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/Channel.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Common/CSP/Channel.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
@@ -53,7 +54,23 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Common.CSP
         public static IChannel<TIn, TOut> Create<TIn, TOut>(int buffer_size, Func<IObservable<TIn>, IObservable<TOut>> transform)
         {
             var buf = new RxBuffer<TIn, TOut>(buffer_size, transform);
+            return ChannelForRxBuf(buf);
+        }
+
+        private static ManyToManyChannel<TIn, TOut> ChannelForRxBuf<TIn, TOut>(RxBuffer<TIn, TOut> buf)
+        {
             return new ManyToManyChannel<TIn, TOut>(null, RxBuffer<TIn,TOut>.TransformAdd, RxBuffer<TIn, TOut>.Finalize, buf);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a channel that discards every value
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TIn"></typeparam>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static IChannel<TIn, TIn> CreateSink<TIn>()
+        {
+            var buf = new RxBuffer<TIn, TIn>(1, e => e.Where(itm => false));
+            return ChannelForRxBuf(buf);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Common/Wabbajack.Common.csproj b/Wabbajack.Common/Wabbajack.Common.csproj
index d26b5e97..0333fff2 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Common/Wabbajack.Common.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.Common/Wabbajack.Common.csproj
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="AsyncWorkQueue.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="AsyncWorkQueueExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BSDiff.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ChildProcessTracker.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Consts.cs" />
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Test/Wabbajack.Test.csproj b/Wabbajack.Test/Wabbajack.Test.csproj
index a8407b4c..001b0865 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Test/Wabbajack.Test.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.Test/Wabbajack.Test.csproj
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="ACompilerTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="CSP\AsyncWorkQueueTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CSP\ChannelTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CSP\CSPTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DownloaderTests.cs" />