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You may figure it out later in the video but the issue with placing the splitter was both ends of the severed belt, not the other splitter. If you had demolished the end of the belt under the arch then you would have been able to place the splitter where you wanted to.
Steel is used for stuff m8, you will want a lot! Sorry for the spoiler
Not everything that an item is used for is shown in the construction menu it seems, trust me, you will need all the things for all the things…
You only need 5 things to do Tier One stuff 🙂 – Stone Bricks – Iron Ingots – Gears – Magnetic Coils – Circuit Boards
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Those 5 things in your bus will make Conveyor Belt Mk1 – Sorter Mk1 – Tesla Tower – Assembler Mk1 – Smelter – Mining Machine – Wind Turbine – Splitter – Thermal Power Station and Storage Mk1…