Speaking of belt quality - I'm not terribly impressed with the ones I got from lee valley. When I took the 180 grit belt out of the package and tried to put it on the sander, the little scrap of what looks like packing tape that holds the belt together snapped. Haven't had that problem with any of the other belts.

Now, Lee Valley is gonna make good on it and send me another belt, but they still feel pretty cheap to me.