: Are there any favorite belt sander models among you guys? Or ones to stay
: away from? I need to flatten some rough cut and slightly bowed Sapele
: which has tightly spaced alternating bands of grain, so planing is out of
: the question. Kinda slow too. Seems like a belt sander would get me in the
: ballpark before I switch of a ROS or manual methods.

: Ted

Ted,

Is this going to be an investment tool or a "gonna use it a couple of times" kind of tool. I bought mine at Harbor Freight. It's noisy, heavy, and built cheaply, but it was only 30 bucks. It has lasted about 3 years of abuse and has been borrowed several times by friends. I'm pleased with it's service and when it dies, I'll probably buy another one.

Brian