Belt, disc, spindle & drum · review
The only belt speed in this catalog published in feet per second — which is 780 feet a minute.
The end of it A published belt speed, a published weight and a lock-on trigger — in a unit nobody else uses.
Every figure below names its source. Each one is a manufacturer specification read off the listing itself. The judgments are ours.
The only belt speed in this catalog published per second.
It is about 780 feet a minute, or 238 meters (781 ft) — and that is modest. Portable belt sanders typically run between 800 and 1,600 feet per minute, and the WEN 6307 file sander on this shelf publishes 1,080 to 1,800 on a much smaller belt.
So this machine is at the slow end, and the unit disguises it: thirteen looks small next to 1,575 until the arithmetic is done.
The figure is published, and it is converted above.
A slower belt removes less per pass and burnishes more readily. It also gives more control.
The published Makita 9403 page on this shelf ends on the opposite danger, and it is the right warning for any belt sander: just do not let it near a veneered surface.
A fast belt on 0.6 mm (0.02 in) of veneer is through it before the machine has been lifted.
Two point seven kilograms, published — and light for a 7 amp sander.
Weight on a belt sander cuts two ways. Light is less fatiguing over a long pass; heavy presses the belt down without the user leaning, which is what the SKIL on this shelf warns about with its pressure control.
Six pounds is at the light end, so the machine will want guiding rather than restraining.
Which is the gap on this page.
A bag catches the coarse chip and passes the fine fraction straight out through the fabric — and the dust-extraction pages in this catalog are built on the fine fraction being the part that stays airborne.
Both SKIL sanders on this shelf publish a 1-1/4 inch vacuum port. The DEWALT names two specific collectors by model.
A sander used indoors on hardwood wants a hose. This page offers no way to fit one.
A sanding machine is bought once and fed for years.
So the size of the belt, the disc or the sleeve it takes is a bigger decision than the motor: a common size is sold everywhere and cheaply, and an odd one ties the machine to one supplier at whatever price that supplier charges.
The published Scheppach BTS800 page on this shelf is recommended on exactly that ground — it publishes both consumable sizes, and both are the common ones — and the abrasives shelf in this catalog is where the arithmetic lands.
Read on the day this page was built: $39 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 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Type | Portable belt sander |
|---|---|
| Belt size | 3 × 21 in — 76 × 533 mm (2.99 × 21 in) |
| Motor | 7 A · No wattage published |
| Belt speed | Over 13 feet per second, published — about 780 feet per minute, or 238 m (781 ft)/min · Every other belt speed in this catalog is published per minute |
| Weight | 6 lb — 2.7 kg, published |
| Dust | A detachable dust bag · No port size published |
| Trigger | A lock-in safety feature, stated to allow continuous sanding without a constant grip |
| Part number | 6321 |
| Amazon reference | B012VQCCRY |
| EAN | 0044459063216 |
It is about 780 feet a minute, or 238 meters (781 ft), and that is modest. Portable belt sanders typically run between 800 and 1,600 feet per minute, and the published WEN 6307 file sander on this shelf publishes 1,080 to 1,800 FPM on a much smaller belt. So this machine sits at the slow end. A slower belt removes less per pass and burnishes more readily; what it also does is give more control, which on a veneered or thin surface matters — and the published Makita 9403 page on this shelf ends on exactly that warning: just do not let it near a veneered surface.
No reason this page can give. Belt speed is a per-minute figure everywhere else in this catalog and everywhere else in the trade: the published WEN 6307 gives 1,080 to 1,800 feet per minute, and the WEN 6524 gives 1,575. Thirteen feet per second is the same quantity in a unit nobody uses, which makes it look slower than it is until the arithmetic is done — or faster, depending on which way the reader guesses. The figure is published and it is converted above.
A bag only, on the published features. That matters more than it sounds, because a bag catches the coarse chip and lets the fine fraction out through the fabric — and the dust-extraction pages in this catalog are built on the fine fraction being the part that stays airborne. Both SKIL sanders on this shelf publish a 1-1/4 inch vacuum port, and the DEWALT names two specific collectors. A sander used indoors on hardwood wants a hose, and this one publishes no way to fit one.
Between woodworking machines of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Type | Motor |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEN 6321, 3 × 21 in belt sander | $39 | Portable belt sander | 7 A · No wattage published |
| Skil SR232301 detail sander | $37 | Detail sander, stated 4-in-1 with three additional detail attachments for large surfaces, corners, edges and contours | 1.2 A — the smallest motor on either half of this shelf · No wattage published |
| Skil 7510-01, 3 × 18 in belt sander | $48 | Portable belt sander | 6.0 A, stated to sand any type of wood surface · No wattage and no belt speed published |
| WEN 6307 variable speed file sander | $28 | File sander — a narrow belt on a slim arm, for slots and internal shapes | Not published as an amperage or a wattage |
Leveling a glued-up panel quickly, where the machine is carried and the dust goes in a bag
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 500.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
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.
12 V · Ø 125 mm (4.92 in) · L-BOXX 136 · no price, no barcode
A bundle we cannot price, cannot verify and cannot find in any market but one — which is the whole review.
Best for: Nobody, until the listing carries a price and a barcode
5 in pad · 3 A · 8,000–12,000 OPM · counterweight · dust-sealed switch
The only random orbit sander on either half of this shelf with a price on its listing — and it publishes an orbit range.
Best for: Finishing a surface before a finish goes on it, with a DEWALT extractor already in the shop
≈ $79
Belt and disc · bench · €111
The cheapest belt-and-disc combination here, and the machine that stops you sanding curves by hand.
Best for: Sanding to a line on small parts, where hand sanding is slow and imprecise
≈ $360
