Moon Sweepers Stone Press: recipe, power, price

Why the Stone Press exists

Moonstone is the highest-value processed good covered by the major walkthroughs. The Stone Press is the machine that crafts it, but only after a Pressure Chamber can supply Moon Sand and your power grid can spare 18 kW. Hub: data hub.

Checked October 27, 2026 (1.0.4).

Verified specs

Spec	Value	Confidence
Purchase price	$1,000	Multi-source (KeenGamer, Sportskeeda, whisperofthehouse)
Power demand	18 kW	Multi-source (same + Indiatimes / GamerBlurb)
Recipe	1 kg dust + 1 kg Moon Sand → 2 kg Moonstone	Multi-source
Cycle time	Every 6 seconds	Multi-source
Theoretical output	Up to 20 kg Moonstone / minute	Derived from 2 kg / 6 s; called theoretical by whisperofthehouse
Theoretical dust+sand draw	10 kg dust + 10 kg sand / minute	Same derivation
Sale multiplier vs raw dust	7×	Multi-source
Combined with one chamber	28 kW machine demand before other loads	Multi-source arithmetic (10 + 18)

Official 1.0.3 confirms stone presses can span multiple foundations.

Dual-input layout (multi-source procedure)

KeenGamer, Sportskeeda and whisperofthehouse describe the same failure mode: sending all dust through the chamber leaves the press without raw dust.

Working pattern:

1. Split incoming dust.
2. Branch A → Stone Press dust input.
3. Branch B → Pressure Chamber → sand → Stone Press sand input.
4. Moonstone output belt → Depot (or further logistics).

Splitters / mergers details: logistics machines. Ratio discussion without inventing a fixed chamber:press count: factory ratios.

moonsweepershub adds troubleshooting colour: output belts should carry capsules the press expects; pointing a belt into the output side can make the press read full — treat as single-source diagnostic unless another guide reprints it.

When guides say to wait

All three major automation write-ups caution against buying the press the moment it appears in the build menu. Reasons they share: 18 kW is a large jump, both ingredients must arrive, and a starved press is dead capital. Prefer stable sand sales first, then add the press when queues and power support it.

Sources and verification

Checked October 27, 2026 (game 1.0.4).

• KeenGamer — Stone Press
• Sportskeeda — Moonstone section
• whisperofthehouse — Stone Press
• Indiatimes power guide
• 1.0.3 Patch
• moonsweepershub machines

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