I've wanted a new 2"x72" belt sander for a while, but at over $1,000 minimum it wasn't happening any time soon.
So I built my own! So far it works pretty good, for the $150 I have into it.
After almost 3 years of building, it came out and driven for the first time! Some bugs to work out but it runs and drives.
It's an all steel body I'm made using a cowl from a 1930 Chev, (hence the name C Bucket) with a Ford 302, auto AOD trans.