The Best Belt Disc Sanders for Your Benchtop 2024

For small shop work, the Rikon 50-112 is you best value. It’s moderately priced but the quality of the Rikon brand make this one a great buy. The bench sander is adjustable from 0 to 90 degrees. The disc sander has a small stationary work table and the disc does not protrude about the belt. The body is cast iron and steel for stability and vibration is minimal.

The ½ horsepower engine gives enough power to do most hobby and light shop jobs, but heavy jobs could bog down the motor and cause the sanders to freeze up. If you stick to using it for light, small work, it won’t let you down.

This model costs a lot less than our best pick and only a little more than the others. Users are generally pleased with its performance as long as it’s used for light jobs.

For DIYers and hobbyists, this is a great machine. You get a lot of performance and a 5 year warranty for a reasonable price.

This doesn’t have as high a horsepower as some of the other table sanders on this list, but it has enough to do the lightweight jobs it was designed for.

Users complain that some of the levers are cheaply made and that the tables vibrate a lot with use. The people who have been most satisfied have suggested mounting it to a table and only using it for light hobby work.

If you want something from a reliable brand but don’t want to spend a fortune, try the RIKON 50-112. The 5 year warranty helps to make it a pretty safe bet.

If you need to do some basic sanding, try the WEN 6502. The belt sander can be positioned anywhere from 0 to 90 degrees and changing it is really easy. As for the disc sander, the cast aluminium work table cannot be repositioned, but it does come with a miter gauge to help with consistency when sanding at an angle and a stop bar for safety.

The engine gives 3600 rpm and ½ horsepower. Some users complain that the benchtop sander can’t handle a lot of pressure and in fact stops rotating when larger pieces are being sanded, but if you stick to smaller pieces, there shouldn’t be a problem.

The WEN 6502 is our best budget belt and disc sander. It’s quite affordable as far as these machines go, but it is generally designed to be a bit of a basic tool. It won’t stand up to repeated large jobs and heavy use, but for smaller jobs, it’s worth the money.

This is a perfect tool for the casual DIYer. The price is right and smaller jobs are what this tool is best for.

With only ½ horsepower, the WEN 6502 is not one of the most powerful options, but it is the least expensive and a great budget tool.

This is a bestselling tool. The users who are happiest with it emphasize that it’s not designed for heavy duty jobs. People who used it for small DIY tasks or hobbies were very pleased with the results. Specific complaints include the disc sander table not staying level and being unable to handle heavier jobs.

For an inexpensive, tool, it’s worth checking this one out. But remember, it’s only able to handle small jobs.

The RIKON 50-120 is our pick for the best belt disc combination sander. The belt sander lifts and can be positioned to work at any angle. The large cast iron work table for the disc sander can be repositioned up to 45 degrees as well, making this an extremely versatile tool.

With a ¾ horsepower engine, this machine is powerful enough to tackle almost any sanding job. Some customers reported that they received their bench sander to find that some of the screws were loose and needed tightening before initially using the tool. Overall, the RIKON 50-120 is a powerful, well made machine.

This bench sander has the most features of all the ones on our list, but it’s also significantly more expensive than the others as well.

Because it’s so expensive, this model is best for someone who is going to be using it a lot. It’d be great for a DIYer or a carpenter who doesn’t quite do industrial or commercial jobs but who is regularly doing projects that require a belt or disc sander.

The disc sander on the RIKON 50-120 is the largest of all the ones we reviewed and gives you a lot of surface area to work with. There’s only one other unit in our reviews that has as much horsepower. It’s a solid, heavy belt disc sander with a 5 year warranty. It should last a really long time.

There aren’t a lot of complaints about this machine. The most common things that have come up regularly are the loose screws mentioned earlier and the fact that this machine can be noisy and vibrate a lot with use.

If you’re someone who knows you’ll get a lot of use out of a bench sander, this is a great tool Because of the cost, it’s not the most economical choice for someone who will only use it once in awhile.

If you want something a little more portable, here it is. The Grizzly H6070 is a little more compact than other options and very lightweight at only 20.1 lbs. The belt is unique on this unit as it’s only 1 inch wide. Both the belt and the disc sander have a small work table that can be tilted to 45 degrees.

The engine is a little less powerful than some of the other we’re mentioning at only ⅓ horsepower. Some of the handles and parts are made of plastic, which is less durable than metal but it also what makes the Grizzly H6070 lightweight enough to be considered portable.

This model is a reasonable price, though not the least expensive or best bargain on our list. If you’re looking for something lightweight and portable, it’s worth the price.

Because it’s engine is not especially powerful, this bench top sander is good for small jobs. The narrow belt sander is well suited for metalwork or small wood projects.

At only 1 inch, the belt is the most narrow of all the ones we reviewed. It really boils down to personal preference with something like this. If you’re someone who likes a lot of surface area, this might not meet your expectations.

Users suggest using it for light to medium jobs and are generally pretty happy with the way it performs. Most complaints are about the poor quality of the plastic handle and other parts.

This machine doesn’t have a whole lot of power, but if you’re looking for something reasonably priced and prefer a narrow belt, it’s worth looking into the Grizzly H6070.

If you’re looking for a basic belt and disc sander that’s fairly priced, try the Powertec BD4600. This is a pretty basic tool. The belt sander tiles up to 90 degrees and the belts are easy to replace. There’s only one work table and it’s stationary.

With ⅓ horsepower, it can handle smaller jobs and some light metal work, like knife sharpening. It can get bogged down with a lot of pressure, though.

Ad far as the price, it’s relatively inexpensive for such a basic tool. There’s not a lot of bells and whistles here or special features, but it does what it was meant to do.

Because of its tendency to get bogged down with a lot of pressure, the Powertec BD4600 is best for small workshops and DIYers.

This machine doesn’t have the horsepower of a lot of the competition, but it’s a basic machine that can do small jobs without a problem.

Reviewers complain about the sanders getting bogged down with heavier jobs and needing to do some fine tuning and adjusting to get it to work right. But people who use it for small jobs rave about its performance.

If you want something really basic and don’t want to spend a lot of money, give the Powertec BD4600 a try.