Xcarve seems to make a detour every now and then

[AbearDesign]

looks like missing steps or binding.

check the section on calibration and losing steps/binding

Consolidation of problems/solution threads

I am working on consolidating the most helpful post on various subjects in order to make finding solutions to common issues easier. When I was fresh to the machine and it’s problems, I had to figure out how to word the searches in different ways in order to find solutions. I am still finding older post that were worded slightly different that didnt show up in my original searches. For now, it is just links to the post, however, I plan on creating more of a at a glance problem/solution referen…

also in the same post… I posted the main things i did to fix this kind of thing when I ran into it. I will be doing more to improve the machine, but just needed to get it going for making some gifts.
Hope this helps!

Consolidation of problems/solution threads

I figure this may help someone so here is a list of basic things I did to improve my machine. Eccentric nut solution : X-Axis V-Wheels and Eccentric Nuts Keep loosening - #16 by Rusty stiffened the x axis, I plan on going further with the steel plate, but for now this is working as a quick cheap solution A 30 minute x-axis mod to reduce chatter calibrated via these videos: X-Carve Maintenance/Troubleshooting Videos - Add Your Own!