My original 1x30 belt sander was a Delta and has lasted me for over 20 years. The version of Wen I bought from Revain had one of the plastic wheels cracked after a year and the belt alignment device kept falling apart. I have a powertec to replace this and it is very noisy. I was also able to remove the shield on a 5" disc sander, but neither can. I doubt either of these are any better than what you can buy at Harbor Freight, so I'd try that instead and spend a few bucks save up.