How close should the frame components be

X-Carve Assembly
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As with others I have seen, I can not get the machine to cut anything accurately, such as a circle.

After 6 hours of going through everything, I am wondering if the frame is crooked. I noticed when i pull the y axis to the front, or if the machine homes, the right side is 2mm further from the plate than the left side. I tried changing tension of belts and skipping teeth etc., but cant get it closer.

At the bottom of the xcarve i see the square extrusions are not all touching, i tried my best to get them to, but the y axis slides + the plate are longer (by a few mm) than the bottom square extrusions. Is this the case with everyone or do I have something totally wrong?

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It sounds like you may have made an assembly error. All of the extrusions in the set should be firmly held against each other. Can you take a bunch of pictures? It would help a lot with diagnosing

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That forum is insightful, but I didnt see the solution. Did you do all that work in creating the bar just to fix this problem?

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I see, sorry, I was including that as ‘stiffening’ since you were putting something in between the gaps. Right now i just have air there. I also double checked and took everything apart. The ‘short’ ones are 2-3 mm too short, really stressful.