I have a old tudor-style house with lot of oak paneling and trim . my other sander be 5 '' and 6 '' Bosch random orbit unit , and 1\/4 and 1\/2 sheet Porter Cable finish sander . the Bosch 1274dv belt sander fit in perfectly when I need more aggressive sand action on the wood paneling and oak door . I have even find it light enough to use on vertical surface and even overhead trim for short period . it be very effective remove the old finish and quickly expose the raw oak for refinish . I use the 1274dv first and then follow-up with the random orbit or finish sander for perfect wood preparation . although other do not care for the bag dust collection -lrb- and neither do I -rrb- , my method for control dust be to remove the bag completely and attach the sander to my shop vacuum use the Bosch hose . I probably capture 90 % or more of the dust . I have have no trouble with this sander since I buy it from Amazon 18 month ago . then again , as a homeowner , I try not to abuse my tool so I have be fortunate with the overall reliability from my Bosch , DeWalt , and Porter Cable tool . I would buy the Bosch 1274dv again in a heartbeat . by the way , I just order the Bosch 1276dv belt sander -lrb- 4x24 -rrb- from Amazon to give I even higher productivity refinish pine paneling in my den .