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I got to asking myself last night, would I ever really need a
belt/disk sander? An OSS seems handy, but when would I need a
belt/disk sander?

I use the belt on every project. Good for rounding a corner, taking a burr
off a dowel, straightening an imperfect edge, and 1000 other things that I
can't think of at the moment.
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Ed
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