Not laughing Scotty. I had to wait a while and a few months ago I bought a 2x48" new Dayton belt sander for an on sale price of $228 including shipping and it weighed 70 lbs. I thought I was getting a 3/4 HP motor, but it came with a 1 HP TEFC, totally enclosed fan cooled and the fan blows right across the bottom of the belt with a lot of power too. It is too fast on speed, 4500 sfpm, but I can live with it and use my slower 1x42 for handles. You can get a 1x30 or 42 belt sander, but I'd go with a 2x42 (which can take 1x42 belts too) you can get from Sears, Palmgren sells a nice one for $200 (has a 6" disc too) and Tru-Grit oddly sells more belts for the 2x42 than it does for the 2x48. Link for Tru-grit btw.
https://trugrit.com/index.php?main_p...74bfb94c7f3a22 Zoro sells the 2x42 Palmgren for $202, shipping included, link.
https://www.zoro.com/dayton-beltdisc...g&gclsrc=aw.ds
If I'm good at anything I'm good at finding bargains and best prices. You can start with a Harbor Freight 1x30, but you will get tired of it after one blade. I would rather use a cheap 3x21 hand held belt sander clamped to a table than a 1x30 to hog metal off a piece of steel. A 2x72 is the prefered grinder, but best ones are expensive, but you can get a Grizzly for just under $600 with shipping included directly from Grizzly.com. It seems to have tracking probs, but guys around here can tell you how to fix it.
There's a synopsis of some grinder options Scotty, but by no means all, just most of the best cheap ones.
