I plan on upgrading many of my stationary tools when we build my future shop. I had planned on buying both a belt/disc sander as well as an oscillating edge sander. Now, in spite of having a much larger shop than I do now, I am wondering if I will have sufficient room for both. So the question arose - Do these machine's functions overlap sufficiently to own only one of them? And if so, which one is the preferred machine? I hardly hear anyone mention their OES (so I assume there is limited ownership) while belt sanders are spoken of frequently. I am leaning in the direction of the OES, as I like the larger table, but want to be certain I would not be losing functionality that I would only get with the belt/disc sander.
If you were to buy just one, which one would you buy....and why?