it be be quite a while since my old belt sander give up the ghost and I have be try to make due with a DeWalt palm sander . I finally break down , however , and after have read the review here on Amazon.com , decide to buy the Bosch belt sander . the package be ship promptly and arrive in good order and I have to say that I be impress the first time I use it to fashion a new threshhold . the belt track well and the dust bag actually do what it be suppose to do . I would recommend this item to anyone .