this be my first belt sander and I buy it because I need to refinish some walnut paneling . it make strip old finish a breeze ! I have even use it to edge plane some rough cut cherry face frame stock with good success -lrb- use a Klingspor planer belt -rrb- . change belt be easy , and the auto-tracking mechanism work well . I also find the speed control to be really useful . like other I find the dust port to be on the wrong side of the tool , and it have be difficult try to find a adapter to my vaccum that work well .