Horizontal alignment is off

[LiamN (Liam Newcombe)]

One of these may help

Simple mod to keep your machine square

Getting my machine to cut square and keeping it square has been frustrating me for a while. Even when I spent ages squaring up the frame the cutting squareness seemed inconsistent. So I did what any CNC user would do, modded the machine to fix it Tools required A Shapeoko Calipers A Stick (not calibrated) Optional - 3D printer, or you can use the Shapeoko The Problem(s) The first problem is that it’s pretty hard to get the frame of the Shapeoko really squar…

Simple mod to keep your machine square - Shapeoko Pro XXL edition

I went down the rabbit hole of belt tensioning and found the above posts. I got in touch with LiamN and he provided some feedback which I highly appreciated. He recommended to write about my experience for the Shapeoko Pro XXL, so this is what this is. First, I did not find it necessary to design / 3D print any additional stops. In the assembly manual for the Pro the procedure is actually to push the X rail to the front and work your way all the way to the back, whilst tightening the bolts. …