Sandustry Shaker Designs Compared
Compare Shaker layouts by simplicity, parallelism, escape risk, Residue clearing, and expansion cost. The reviewed Basic, Intermediate, Intermediate+, and Advanced builds are community demonstrations, not official best designs.
Basic: easiest to understand
The demonstration uses one row of 14 Shakers and one main input. It completes the test material but is slow, and the Filter can become a limiting point; use it when readability matters more than compact throughput.
Intermediate: more parallel work, more escape risk
Three processing bands and 30 Shakers increase parallelism. One Wet Sand escaped during the reviewed run, so this version should not be described as lossless without a fresh test.
Intermediate+: stronger clearing, remaining Residue
The bottom row points right, a Clearing Frame assists movement, and a Wall Filter guides Residue. No Wet Sand was lost in that run, but Residue remained at the end, so the output path still needs monitoring.
Advanced: scalable but harder to verify
The reviewed version uses 36 Shakers, top-fed Wet Sand, inward-facing movement, and separate Residue/Gold filtering; the author shows that it can extend upward. Use it only when you can inspect every layer and retest after patches.