Sandstorm

For the grinder located in the Ectofuntus, see Bone grinder. For the NPCs encountered during the Shadow of the Storm quest, see sand storm.

Grinder
Released								14 March 2019 (Update)
Members								Yes
Quest								No
Location								West of the quarry
Options								Deposit
Examine								Drew's good old Sandstorm, good thing there's not a lot of steps needed to work this thing.
Map
Advanced data
Object ID								26199
Link								MOID

The Sandstorm is a grinder found west of the quarry, operated by Drew, which grinds sandstone into buckets of sand.

To use this machine, players must deposit empty buckets (notes are accepted) with Drew, and must load the machine with sandstone, with heavier pieces of sandstone resulting in more buckets being filled with sand. They can then claim noted buckets of sand from Drew for 50 coins each. Drew can hold up to 25,000 empty buckets for a player and the machine can store up to 25,000 buckets worth of sand.

Sandstone	Weight	Amount of sand
	1 kg	1
	2 kg	2
	5 kg	4
	10 kg	8

Sandstone can be mined from the sandstone rocks just to the east of the grinder and be quickly deposited.

Players can use 3 tick mining (3t4s) to dramatically increase sandstone yield and experience gained, though it is significantly more intensive. Buckets of sand per hour tends to range from 2000-3500 when mined normally, or 4000-6000 when tick manipulating, depending on the player's focus and proficiency.

To increase sandstone yield, it is recommended to wear the following mining enhancers, as they have the chance to activate while mining sandstone:

Rock Type	Level	Mining gloves	Superior mining gloves	Expert mining gloves	Celestial ring / signet	Varrock armour	Mining cape
Sandstone	35	No	No	Yes	Yes	2	Yes

Expert mining gloves allow 2 sandstone to be mined from a rock before it depletes. Celestial ring and Varrock armour 2 or higher gives a 10% chance to mine an extra sandstone of the same size, and can be used together. Keep in mind the celestial ring will use charges extremely quickly. Mining cape gives a 5% chance to mine an extra sandstone of the same size.

Changes

Date	Changes
10 July 2024 (Update)	When adding sandstone into Sandstorm, your progress is now output via a game message rather than having Drew pop up a dialogue box every time.

Trivia

• Drew and his grinder, Sandstorm, are a reference to Sandstorm, a trance instrumental composed by Finnish DJ Darude.
• The name of the machine is a reference to the previous suggestion of a spell similar to Humidify that would fill buckets with sand.
• The Sandstorm was the first piece of content created by Mod Tide.
• The examine text is a reference to the bone grinder near the Ectofuntus, known for requiring multiple actions to use. The model of the Sandstorm closely resembles that of the bone grinder.
• According to Drew, the machine was stolen from the Desert Mining Camp, where he was enslaved and tasked to look after it. While the guards weren't looking, he took apart the machine and stashed its pieces in boxes and barrels, and tricked the mine cart driver by telling him jokes. This references the method players use to smuggle Ana out of the camp during The Tourist Trap.