I 'll be honest , this be my first belt sander , but I love it . I take the recommendation of some of the other reviewer , and I could not agree more . the sander be easy to use out of the box , and be a smooth-running , well-designed tool . the variable speed switch be very nice , and add considerably to the user 's control . I have not yet do any heavy duty sanding , but for finish work the dust collection seem to work well . five star for Bosch on this one .