Hi Boc,
IMHO most woodworkers/ cabinetmakers seldom if ever use a belt sander
unless
it's placed upside down in some kind of jig where you bring the wood to
the
sander and not the sander to the wood. Unless I am using it as a sculpting
tool
it sits on the shelf. It is just too aggressive for fine woodworking.
To go from rough to fine sanding use different grits of paper on your RO
sander. Cheers, JG

Sometimes its handy in the first stage of levelling out panel glue-ups in
the absence of a bigger drum sanding machine.
Ok to round sharp edges roughly for outdoor projects as well.
It has its uses, but I find I use my ROS more.

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