# Help troubleshooting issue

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/help-troubleshooting-issue/45470>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [November 16, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-troubleshooting-issue/45470 "2017-11-16T01:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![RayMacke](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/raymacke/32/85452_2.png) [@RayMacke](https://community.inventables.com/u/RayMacke)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-troubleshooting-issue/45470/6 "2017-11-16T12:39:50Z")

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Does your result look similar to the photos in this post?

[[https://community.inventables.com/t/lines-in-flat-surface/28443](https://community.inventables.com/t/lines-in-flat-surface/28443)]([https://community.inventables.com/t/lines-in-flat-surface/28443](https://community.inventables.com/t/lines-in-flat-surface/28443))

If yes, look at this post. The lower part of the post is probably a fix in your situation. As Robert said your bit is probably not perpendicular to the wasteboard. Shimming it to correct is a fairly common adjustment.

[https://community.inventables.com/t/resolved-squaring-x-carriage-front-to-back/8945/27](https://community.inventables.com/t/resolved-squaring-x-carriage-front-to-back/8945/27)

Searching for “Shimming Z” or Tram will yield more info.

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