# With taller Y Axis plates do I need to upgrade from my acme screw?
**URL:** https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572
**Category:** X-Carve
**Created:** [February 27, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572 "2018-02-27T20:18:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@DavidBrown4](https://community.inventables.com/u/DavidBrown4)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/1 "2018-02-27T20:18:44Z")
This is my first upgrade i bought the taller y axis plates. After installing them i noticed that the acme screw would fall off the bottom rollers if it went to low. But it will not go down to the waste board. I want to be able to cut material without having to stack pieces of material under neath to reach a certain height. Is there a different screw i can use to accomplish this?
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### Author:  [@DavidBrown4](https://community.inventables.com/u/DavidBrown4)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/3 "2018-02-27T20:51:48Z")
Sweet works for me! I bought the 2” taller Y Axis plates should i go with the 6” or 8” travel slider?
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### Author:  [@DavidBrown4](https://community.inventables.com/u/DavidBrown4)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/5 "2018-02-27T21:13:43Z")
Thank you i decided to go with the 8”.
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### Author:  [@CurtisCummings](https://community.inventables.com/u/CurtisCummings)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/6 "2018-02-27T21:41:35Z")
Welcome to the “other” rabbit hole.
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### Author:  [@CharleyThomas](https://community.inventables.com/u/CharleyThomas)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/7 "2018-02-28T17:56:38Z")
@BobJewell is 100% correct. With the taller Y axis end plates you can carve thicker material but you should really upgrade your Z axis. Taller Y plates and a stock Z axis don’t play well together. If you aren’t very careful you can lower you Z too far and the V-wheels will run off the rails. Not a good thing if you are carving something for sure.
The linear Z axis also stiffens of the Z axis as well. Nothing but good things come from the upgrade.
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### Author:  [@CurtisCummings](https://community.inventables.com/u/CurtisCummings)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/8 "2018-02-28T18:38:49Z")
> [@CharleyThomas](#):
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> @BobJewell is 100% correct.
Please don’t say this again. We’ll never hear the end of it lol.
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### Author:  [@CharleyThomas](https://community.inventables.com/u/CharleyThomas)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/with-taller-y-axis-plates-do-i-need-to-upgrade-from-my-acme-screw/51572/9 "2018-03-02T03:32:20Z")
Hate to feed an Ego, but when he is right, he is right!!