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I picked this up with a coupon and sale, thinking that $60-ish is a bargain for a belt sander. Unfortunately it has extremely limited usability because the motor is too weak and there are no square/solid faces to be found on the thing. The work support on the belt is out of square in both directions, but it is a solid piece of thick steel so bending it would be a challenge. The tiny table for the disk bends if you set a pen blank on it, so while you can adjust it to square, it won't hold with any pressure. The HF belts are bumpy and make the piece jump off the belt. There is no dust collection at all, and I had to fabricate my own from an air duct connector.
In short, you should only buy this tool if you can't afford something like the $130 Hitachi and you only need some imprecise, small sanding work.
In short, you should only buy this tool if you can't afford something like the $130 Hitachi and you only need some imprecise, small sanding work.