Easel engraving second depth off alignment

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I’m using easel online to run my x carve. When running a path to engrave, the second path to get a deeper engraving, the path shifts over to the right giving me this doubled image effect. Does anybody know what the issue could be?

detailed on specs:
what I wanted to achieve is an image with a cut path at 1/8inch wide, and 1/8 inch deep.
running easel from the internet, I set the cut path at inner fill, going .028 inch deep every path, using a 1/8 inch wide bit.

should I continue using easel to run my x carve?
Does anybody know a better software to run my x carve directly, without using the internet.

Thanks ahead for your time

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is it on the Y axis?

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Hi @MichaelS_Badass This sounds more like a mechanical or electrical issue than an Easel issue. You might need to adjust the Y axis or X axis pot on the gshield to give the steppers a bit more current.

To troubleshoot:

  1. Does every job you send exhibit this behavior or only this specific file?

  2. Did you try to verify sending the same file using universal g code sender to see if you can replicate the issue?

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I had similar problem at the start, I was thinking of few options and found couple of issues 1 my X axis grub screws have mysteriously disappeared and the x axis was jumping when the route repeats. Fortunately I found the grub screws under the belt in the grove I used a magnetic screwdriver to fetch them.
2 The y axis movement was some times jerky and missing steps and increasing power through potentiometer resolved it hope it is helpful.
good luck
chandra

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I would say its on both Y and X because it slightly shifts upwards and towards the right.

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thanks I’ll give it a shot, this could be the issue knowing that i’m having issues with jogging the machine more than 1 inch it would pause. I’m pretty experience with a laser machine but new to running a cnc router. I’m not to familiar with what your saying in the second troubleshooting option. Thanks by the way.

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sounds like that could be the issue, i’ll try it out and see what happens thanks

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Did you solve your problem? I am having a similar issue but it’s not with the machineI don’t think. It’s the table I built. It wiggles when then machine raises the bit and goes home. I wish that easel did some easing to smooth this, but I realize now that I needed to better brace the legs to the table. I used gas pipe for the legs and joined them to the table with those threaded circular plates.