# Got it assembled just in time for Christmas **URL:** \ **Category:** X-Carve\ **Created:** [December 25, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773 "2015-12-25T16:40:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/1 "2015-12-25T16:40:50Z")
![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/2X/f/f032d6d7a00626f37d89417e5ad9873b124ec71c.jpg) I took almost 2 weeks to assemble my X-Carve - I didn’t rush and had a couple of glitches along the way (like dropping a piece of Makerslide and breaking off the tap in the hole). I also made 2 blank waste boards (holes to be determined later, using double sided tape for now). This is the main part of my workshop, I cut those 3 tool holder panels by hand with a jigsaw, imagine how impossible I’ll be with a CNC. ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/2 "2015-12-25T16:46:38Z")
Inspired by others here I used crimp on connectors instead of the bare wire for the terminal blocks. I also used crimp on connectors for the limit switches though I had to bend them to fit - seemed much better to have the removable than soldered. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/2X/c/cd5374bb3073527ca90c790da9a840759bb74161.jpg) I also used cable ties to neaten the wiring and keep them from rubbing. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/2X/6/69fc5265dc5d5dc3f022532147aa3398a782f9e7.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AbearDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@AbearDesign](https://community.inventables.com/u/AbearDesign)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/3 "2015-12-25T17:30:21Z")
I slapped myself when I noticed on the main page for xc. You can see zip ties around the power cord and the drag chain. Just did it to mine. Works really well to keep it tidy ---
**Author:** ![BrandonTaber](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandontaber/32/41302_2.png) [@BrandonTaber](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonTaber)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/4 "2015-12-25T17:40:10Z")
Very clean job and shop Steve. Looking good and now it’s time for some fine tuning and having fun. ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/5 "2015-12-25T18:04:57Z")
Thanks. What are the logical next steps in terms of fine tuning and calibration? I want to make sure that stuff is right before I use it to cut waste board holes and some kind of dust boot.so I can hook up the Festool vac. I also bought the relay to switch the power to the Dewalt and need to figure out how to wire that, currently I’m just using manual spindle control. ---
**Author:** ![StevePrior](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/steveprior/32/72940_2.png) [@StevePrior](https://community.inventables.com/u/StevePrior)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/6 "2015-12-25T18:07:05Z")
Thanks, hadn’t noticed that before, but will do it now. ---
**Author:** ![AbearDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@AbearDesign](https://community.inventables.com/u/AbearDesign)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/7 "2015-12-25T18:46:35Z")
This is a compilation of some great resources. Read down the thread and I list the main things I did to be operational. > [@Consolidation of problems/solution threads](https://community.inventables.com/t/consolidation-of-problems-solution-threads/17123): > > I am working on consolidating the most helpful post on various subjects in order to make finding solutions to common issues easier. When I was fresh to the machine and it’s problems, I had to figure out how to word the searches in different ways in order to find solutions. I am still finding older post that were worded slightly different that didnt show up in my original searches. For now, it is just links to the post, however, I plan on creating more of a at a glance problem/solution referen… ---
**Author:** ![BrandonTaber](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandontaber/32/41302_2.png) [@BrandonTaber](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonTaber)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/8 "2015-12-25T19:10:37Z")
Take a look at @RobertA_Rieke posts on [X-Carve Maintenance/Troubleshooting Videos - Add Your Own!](http://X-Carve%20Maintenance/Troubleshooting%20Videos%20-%20Add%20Your%20Own!) ---
**Author:** ![RobertA\_Rieke](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/roberta_rieke/32/32723_2.png) [@RobertA\_Rieke](https://community.inventables.com/u/RobertA_Rieke)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/got-it-assembled-just-in-time-for-christmas/17773/9 "2015-12-25T19:22:08Z")
I just added this to the Maintenance video thread (even though there’s no video): > [@Calibration Test Procedure](https://community.inventables.com/t/calibration-test-procedure/17128): > > I just wrote up a 6 page procedure, including a data sheet, to go along with a calibration test pattern I’ve been thinking about for a while. It is a comprehensive pattern that will check: Loss of stepper motor steps (primarily due to mechanical reasons) Incorrect stepper motor calibration Lack of perpendicularity between spindle/router and wasteboard It has circles and squares of various depths that allow the user to see if a measurement is off by a scaled figure (calibration issue) or off … I would suggest running the calibration test _ **after** _ you think you have your belts tensioned, pots adjusted, and V-wheels set correctly. To do it before would probably be a waste of time and material.