You may be right Jim, but a spindle will sit next to a 4" belt and disk sander. Also I need the smallest footprint possible because I will need a shoehorn to get it on the bench. I went with the HF sander as the store is 10 minutes from me. $149 so same price as the Wen. It will get limited use and I could get by without it but it is an impulse thing. Appreciate the advice though. I did look at the combo machines and I like the idea.