I have an elderly 3" by 21" Rockwell #337 belt sander which I bought new a long time ago. It has served faithfully for probably 40 years (albeit not in daily nor abusive service). I use it mostly for scribing cabinets face frames to walls which are not plumb. The current version of this same tool looks like the Porter Cable #352VS. The most obvious difference appears to be that the Rockwell has a polished aluminum case while the updated PC is powder painted in the gray PC color. I recently had to have the rubber drive pulley replaced . The crown had worn off the pulley and the sander wasn't tracking properly. PC was able to repair it with currently stocked parts and also offered to buy it from me for their tool museum. Thanks but no thanks sometimes old is better. Joe G
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17 years ago