# Cutting backwards (Flipped X)

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-backwards-flipped-x/87025>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [February 29, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-backwards-flipped-x/87025 "2020-02-29T23:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@Jray](https://community.inventables.com/u/Jray)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-backwards-flipped-x/87025/1 "2020-02-29T23:51:40Z")

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I’ve been cutting for about a year with the same install. Had knee surgery and haven’t been able to carve for about a month and a half. Went to setup to cut something the same as usual, now all the lettering is being cut backwards, and for some reason my x is going in the wrong direction. Nothing has been change and no one has been in my basement. Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-backwards-flipped-x/87025/2 "2020-03-01T14:23:25Z")

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> [@Jray](#):
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> now all the lettering is being cut backwards, and for some reason my x is going in the wrong direction.

Sounds like the X axis for some reason have switched “polarity”.  
Switch two (one pair) of the four stepper wires over, any pair will do.  
If you are unsure which wires form a pair simply measure continuity, if there is connection those two wires are one pair.

You can also switch direction in software.  
Whats you current $3 value?

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**Author:** ![Jray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@Jray](https://community.inventables.com/u/Jray)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/cutting-backwards-flipped-x/87025/3 "2020-03-01T22:28:19Z")

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I needed to reflash the controller. My wife informed me that the power had went out.  
Thanks for the help, it corrected now.