# Y axis not square

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/y-axis-not-square/27541>\
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**Created:** [September 4, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/y-axis-not-square/27541 "2016-09-04T15:59:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![GregoryPresnell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/gregorypresnell/32/85521_2.png) [@GregoryPresnell](https://community.inventables.com/u/GregoryPresnell)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/y-axis-not-square/27541/1 "2016-09-04T15:59:43Z")

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Been working on the Ole x-carve today, putting Robert’s Y axis plates on to stiffen up the Y axis. I noticed the Y axis didn’t seem to be square with the waste board. I moved the y axis all the way to the front, the left side x axis plate seems to be closer to the y axis end plate by 3/16s of an inch than the right side. I put a straight edge across the y axis end plates and they are square with each other. Not sure what the problem is… any help on this?

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**Author:** ![GeoffSteer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@GeoffSteer](https://community.inventables.com/u/GeoffSteer)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/y-axis-not-square/27541/2 "2016-09-04T22:57:16Z")

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Check out these threads where similar issues were discussed:

> [@X-Axis cut not staying square to Y Axis](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-axis-cut-not-staying-square-to-y-axis/22968):
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> Hi All, I spent yesterday evening measuring diagonals and trying to get everything squared up on my XCarve. Thought I had done pretty well, but this morning when I did a test cut I noticed that I still am having a problem with my horizontal cuts. When cutting 500 mm from left to right, at the right end of the cut it is about 2 mm higher than at the beginning. This results in a shape that is just slightly less than square. Cuts in the Y-Axis seem to be perfectly straight and square to the ta…

> [@Phil Johnson Build](https://community.inventables.com/t/phil-johnson-build/19958):
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> You’ve obviously done your research. Take your time assembling, you’ll thank yourself later. Enjoy

> [@TIme for another alignment/calibration](https://community.inventables.com/t/time-for-another-alignment-calibration/27236):
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> Most of the jobs I’ve been doing on the X-Carve have been small \< 300mm square or so and I’ve noticed no problems with level or alignment. The other day, I wanted to cut a much bigger piece, about 600mm square (enclosure for my 3d printer) so I added a bump stop by fastening down a square of Masonite and then cutting off the excess to make an L shaped corner piece. This is where I found out that the cut wasn’t at 90 °. Checking the spacing at the Y axis plates with the carriage fully forward sho…