Impressive manufacturing that screams quality when you unpack and assemble it
I haven’t used it yet other than to turn it on and test it but it went together easily and is a quality sander. I had aHarbor Frt one that lacked power and was “wasted money”; I will donate it to the Goodwill. This sander is impressive.I don’t write many reviews anymore…I purchase too much and too frequently to write them, but I occasionally write them if extremely impressed or else disappointed with the purchase. In this case, I am thrilled. I wholeheartedly recommendthis sander.

Great Benchtop Sander with one fatal flaw.
I have owned and operated this sander for 5 years now. I think it’s time for a quick review. The sander works great, but has one flaw. The vac port. Whomever designed this was a complete dolt. Whether you are sanding vertical, or horizontal the dust port is 2″ from the bench and angled downward toward it. Making it impossible to get a hose on it. I have quick connects on all my tools but designing an angled port to adapt to this is a complete nightmare. There is in no way shape or form that this port is good for anything. So much so, half the time I will just not use this sander due to the fact I cannot keep the dust down from it. Huge oversight here. And after 5 years of use, it still bugs me everytime I turn it on. I shouldn’t have to sit down in a CAD program for an hour and then spend another 3 hours 3D printing an adapter just to use it as intended.

Works great.
Good price and it does set up quickly. It is not the top end but it still keeps the sanding processes square with the tables and miter gauge. Dropped the table to 45 degrees and it worked great to knock the edge off a small project I was working on.

I hate to give this a 3 star review
Other reviews lulled me into purchasing this because of the power. Also I really needed a sander.However.It’s not worth the investment IMO. Also get the 6inch. Not the 8. There is no point.There is evidence that BUCKTOOL listens to their customers. I’ve seen changes in how they pack, protect and ship this product over it’s lifetime. Mine included all these changes. I don’t want to bash bucktool because I like companies that listen to customers. No matter where they hail from. Because of that, I chose not to return it. Otherwise, I’d have preferred not to have purchased it, and invested in a tool that is at least the sum of it’s parts, more robust, or just plain better. I know there is a price point problem, but for me it was also a waste of money.The good:It doesn’t stall easily.It can sand.It’s pretty quiet and runs true(ish)The plastic wheel is machined down from the mold.The bad:It’s made of thin aluminum or zinc or something. It’s a very thin complex casting built down to a cost.For this reason, you really can’t mount it effectively. The feet (in the casting) are hollow, and don’t provide enough area for a reliable mount. I was going to bolt it to my bench, and decided I’d potentially break the tool.That means it’s an akward tool by it’s nature.Any pressure on the belt system, will twist it, and cause it to track. IE it has little torsional strength.Another example, when repositioning, depending on how tight you tighten the lock, the belt will track differently. So if you move it, you need to readjust, or just tighten the screw the same….If the belt is vertical, it’s super tippy and unbalanced.Adjusting the tilt of the belt, requires using an allen, and is akward (allen points up when belt is vertical, allen points horizontal away from you when belt is down). Why? On the bottom, it would be more accessible in both positions, than on the top where it’s always hard to reach.Yes the motor seems powerful. But it’s integrated into the casting, and isn’t really a motor component, but rather has a rotor and stator built into the casting.So the motor can’t be used elsewhere, or replaced with a motor.So it is what it is, and it isn’t great.It isn’t the sum of it’s parts, because there are no parts.Buy the 6 inch. It’s the exact same motor and power and belt, and a whole lot cheaper. If you are like me you’ll not use the guide on the belt sander anyway.I’ve used it since July. It has come in handy. But it’s not found a home, and I’ll likely find it a home elsewhere, or sell it at a loss. I procured a sander that’s older and better for now.I added additional spot welds to the gussets in the belt sander arm. That helped a bit with the twisting. But I’ve done nothing else to attempt to improve it, and won’t.For me it was not a good purchase. I really wish bucktool made a higher end design, that WAS the sum of it’s parts. For people wanting to invest in a tool, rather than have a tool. I think if I wasn’t worried about breaking it, I’d enjoy it a lot more 🙂

Some of the reviews are inaccurate, this is a good quality tool period. And easy belt replacement.

Better quality than expected. Dust collection needs some work,but does an ok job. Worth the money for sure 👍🏻