# Xcarve not following program as set, I had to replace router motor it was interfering with the electronics on the xcarve.using another small hand held router for the time been **URL:** \ **Category:** X-Carve\ **Created:** [May 27, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190 "2017-05-27T06:44:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StephenClark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stephenclark/32/45838_2.png) [@StephenClark](https://community.inventables.com/u/StephenClark)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/1 "2017-05-27T06:44:40Z")
![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/6/0/60efda2fcdcb14632bf6f7e568e0166355207df0.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/3/5/35130c7b17262d63e44ea1f397746cf449ecc7b7.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/9/7/9786cd24858af2d52a135b61c8602b3215a2416c.jpg)XCarve not returning to home setting, stops about 2" from original home position, seems also to be running off track right side, and adjusting depth to suit its self. Has been running well until last 2 weeks. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/e/0/e053439fe696d6ac84c474fccada78182be99a43.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/b/f/bfee5a8900ad460c579ca83fce1a35f0cfb3a42e.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/8/d/8d34140ec42e3d1922bafb6f42dafb52244357d2.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/5/a/5a3ab87d353bd89947961f64cc13468add555cdd.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/a/b/ab5ffc997d1945c135516f67d96d4337ee96b0b1.jpg) ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/b/a/baa138991168b431f2ed963cbbd0c2f44540ac7a.jpg) Can anyone help please??? ---
**Author:** ![DavidAnnetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DavidAnnetta](https://community.inventables.com/u/DavidAnnetta)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/2 "2017-05-27T06:49:40Z")
Loosing steps. Check Pots, pullys, belts ---
**Author:** ![MikePotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@MikePotter](https://community.inventables.com/u/MikePotter)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/3 "2017-05-27T07:41:15Z")
Ya, I agree with you. I had the same pattern and my pully lost it’s grub screw. ---
**Author:** ![TheWhittler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@TheWhittler](https://community.inventables.com/u/TheWhittler)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 7:54am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/4 "2017-05-27T07:54:50Z")
This is almost always the culprit of behaviour like that. Loctite those suckers ---
**Author:** ![StephenClark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stephenclark/32/45838_2.png) [@StephenClark](https://community.inventables.com/u/StephenClark)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 9:37am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/5 "2017-05-27T09:37:01Z")
I have noticed that when I start to carve the motor on the z drive start to shudder and it never done that before. ---
**Author:** ![TheWhittler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@TheWhittler](https://community.inventables.com/u/TheWhittler)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:45am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/6 "2017-05-27T10:45:44Z")
Are you running an arduino and gshield? If so did you go through the process of adjusting the motor potentiometers? I found my Z axis needed adjusted far higher than either X or Y ---
**Author:** ![StephenClark](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/stephenclark/32/45838_2.png) [@StephenClark](https://community.inventables.com/u/StephenClark)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/7 "2017-05-27T10:56:49Z")
Yes I done that today ,and running Arduino and gshield, I though it might be Arduino or the gshield playing up. ---
**Author:** ![JustinBusby](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/justinbusby/32/30906_2.png) [@JustinBusby](https://community.inventables.com/u/JustinBusby)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/8 "2017-05-27T11:08:53Z")
Check your pulley set screws. At least one either came out or are loose. Use blue loctite. ---
**Author:** ![AntonioSantiago](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/antoniosantiago/32/84266_2.png) [@AntonioSantiago](https://community.inventables.com/u/AntonioSantiago)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/xcarve-not-following-program-as-set-i-had-to-replace-router-motor-it-was-interfering-with-the-electronics-on-the-xcarve-using-another-small-hand-held-router-for-the-time-been/38190/9 "2017-05-27T11:56:31Z")
Before you start thinking about throwing the machine out the window, check out in here the xcarve. mod pack 1. Especially replacing those tiny set screws and the one for the eccentric nuts. Those are the 2 major ones that I think that are a pain in the machine if you don’t do them. It will save you a lot of time trying to adjust your machine after every other job. Do as many upgrades as you can in your machine and you will have a descent cnc. Good luck!