# How often do you adjust wheels/belts?

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765>\
**Category:** Assembly\
**Created:** [August 14, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765 "2017-08-14T03:27:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![BrianJohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BrianJohnson](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianJohnson)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765/1 "2017-08-14T03:27:54Z")

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Belts aren’t that big of a deal. Easy to adjust. I’ve got a total of approximately 30 hours on my xcarve so far and I’ve only had to adjust once.  
How often does every have to adjust their wheels though? I adjusted a tad bit a little over 2 weeks ago on a couple wheels on the x and z axis. Carved 10 projects that were just a bit over 2 hours each over a week span, no more than 2 carvings back to back. Nothing over heated, but I just let everything take a break(mainly myself lol). Took a week off from everything and go back out to run a quick test with the new roll of Oramask. Oramask worked GREAT, but I noticed slight chatter on just some simple letters. Ran at the same speeds I have in the past projects, same wood. So checks the Z axis and it had a bit of side to side movement. Checked the wheel tension and it had loosened slightly. Tightened it down properly, and adjust a wheel on the x axis too.

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**Author:** ![WillAdams](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/willadams/32/67263_2.png) [@WillAdams](https://community.inventables.com/u/WillAdams)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765/4 "2017-08-14T12:27:06Z")

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To expand on @PhilJohnson’s comment, there is a machine operating checklist:

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Folks would have fewer difficulties if everyone used it.

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**Author:** ![PhillipLunsford](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/philliplunsford/32/33614_2.png) [@PhillipLunsford](https://community.inventables.com/u/PhillipLunsford)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765/5 "2017-08-14T14:13:41Z")

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Same here. Do a pre inspection and cleaning before use

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**Author:** ![BrianJohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BrianJohnson](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianJohnson)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765/6 "2017-08-14T20:01:43Z")

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I clean it off before and after each use. Guess I’ll start checking everything before I start it up each time, usually just check it every other time or so.

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**Author:** ![StephenCook](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stephencook/32/73911_2.png) [@StephenCook](https://community.inventables.com/u/StephenCook)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/how-often-do-you-adjust-wheels-belts/40765/7 "2017-08-15T23:39:22Z")

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I check the belts prior to any carve. I look for wear and any signs of over stretched areas. I also check the pulleys to make sure they have not slipped or have debris on them. I do the same for the V-wheels.