# NEW X carve first upgrade, dust shields and Y-rail stiffening

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/new-x-carve-first-upgrade-dust-shields-and-y-rail-stiffening/32205>\
**Category:** Upgrades\
**Created:** [January 1, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-x-carve-first-upgrade-dust-shields-and-y-rail-stiffening/32205 "2017-01-01T03:47:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![RichWood](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/richwood/32/87503_2.png) [@RichWood](https://community.inventables.com/u/RichWood)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/new-x-carve-first-upgrade-dust-shields-and-y-rail-stiffening/32205/4 "2017-01-01T04:38:29Z")

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The brackets look nice. Very clean setup.

In regards to the chatter, I can’t imagine the y stiffening fixing that. I’ve also had chatter issues even with conservative feed and speeds. Especially through hardwood like oak and walnut. There is a sweet spot on the v wheels and delrin nut tightness that seems to do the trick.

I also replaced the washers that are in between the two bearings in each of my z axis wheels and that took a whole lot of slop out of them. If you try to twist your router side to side, you may see movement in the v-wheels or even hear and feel a pop. [From another thread, these are the washers I used - My local Home Depot had them in stock.](https://community.inventables.com/t/should-v-wheels-have-side-to-side-play-in-the-bearing/11237/23)

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