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Scheppach BTS800 review

The belt-and-disc sander that publishes its consumable sizes — which is the only specification on a sander that really matters.

The end of it The right choice in this class, on the strength of two numbers everyone else omits.

Every figure is a manufacturer specification, read off the listing itself, and the judgments are ours — drawn from how the specification behaves in this class of machine and from what long-term owners consistently report. Where a figure is missing, we say so rather than fill it in.

What the specification says

370 W, a 915 × 100 mm (36 × 3.94 in) sanding belt, a 150 mm (5.91 in) disc, and a table that tilts from 0 to 45°. Part number 4903302901-9930.

Why we lead on the belt size

Because it is the number that decides the running cost, and it is the number almost every listing in this category leaves out. 915 × 100 mm (36 × 3.94 in) is the standard size for a bench belt sander: every abrasive maker produces it, in every grit, in aluminum oxide, zirconia and ceramic, and it is cheap.

A machine with an unusual belt is not cheaper to buy and is considerably more expensive to feed.

The grit progression, and why skipping costs more than it saves

Each grit removes the scratches of the one before it. Skip a step — 80 straight to 180 — and the 180 paper polishes the 80-grit scratches instead of removing them. They are invisible on bare timber and obvious the moment a finish goes on, under a raking light, at which point the only fix is to start again at 80.

The progression costs one extra sheet. The mistake costs the panel.

The 370 W limit

This is a shaping and finishing machine. It will true an edge, sand a curve to a line and put a clean bevel on a small part. It will not hog material off a tabletop, and no machine at this price will.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $425 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-12. The live price is at the top of the page.

The good side, and the catch

Strengths

  • Publishes both consumable sizes, and both are the common ones
  • 915 × 100 mm (36 × 3.94 in) belts are sold by everyone, cheaply
  • Table tilts to 45°, so bevels can be sanded square to a line

Compromises

  • 370 W is modest — this is a finishing machine, not a stock-removal one
  • Not sold on the Spanish store

Specifications

Motor370 W
Sanding belt915 × 100 mm (36 × 3.94 in)
Sanding discØ 150 mm (5.91 in)
TableTilts 0–45°
Part number4903302901-9930
Amazon referenceB0077S1VQA (identical on 5 markets)
EAN4014915082095

What comes up most often

Why do the consumable sizes matter more than the motor?

Because you buy the machine once and the abrasive forever. A common belt size — and 915 × 100 mm (36 × 3.94 in) is the most common in this class — means a choice of grits, materials and suppliers at competitive prices. An unusual size means one supplier, their prices, and a machine that becomes useless when they stop making it.

What does the tilting table give you?

A bevel sanded to a known angle rather than an eyeballed one. With the table at 45° and the workpiece flat on it, the disc cuts a true 45° face — which is how you fit a mitre that has gone slightly wrong without recutting it.

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Our score

7.5/ 10

The right choice in this class, on the strength of two numbers everyone else omits.

Who buys this one, among woodworking machines

Small parts, bevels and cleaning up band saw curves

Blades and parts stated to fit

Listed because the blade or part names this saw.

Cited in our woodworking machines guides

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for woodworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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