Belt sander

A belt sander for sanding a workpiece and defining a center of gravity within a first plane, the belt sander comprising:

• a main housing;
• a first handle defining a second plane;
• a second handle movably coupled to the main housing and a lock system to selectively secure the second handle relative to the main housing, the lock system including
• an axle received within the second handle,
• a lever pivotable about the axle to move the lock system between a locked state and an unlocked state, and
• a cam body coupled to and rotatable by pivoting the lever;
• a rail disposed on the main housing along which the second handle is slidable along a rail axis;
• a drive unit disposed within the main housing, the drive unit including
• a motor disposed adjacent a first lateral sidewall of the main housing,
• a pulley system disposed adjacent a second lateral sidewall of the main housing opposite the first lateral sidewall, and
• a transmission disposed between the motor and the pulley system;
• and
• a belt drive system driven by the drive unit, the belt drive system including
• a drive wheel that is driven by the pulley system,
• a driven wheel that is driven by the drive wheel via a sanding belt, and
• a platen disposed between the drive wheel and the driven wheel to press the sanding belt against a workpiece,
• wherein the platen defines a third plane extending perpendicular therefrom,
• wherein the transmission and pulley system are disposed on one side of the first plane and the motor is disposed on an opposite side of the first plane, and
• wherein the motor is intersected by the second plane and the third plane.