Have you seen some of the reviews of the X-Carve on YouTube? If not, you may find it helpful just to give you a heads-up as to the different issues that may come up. I made a video specifically for assembling the X-Carve, which you can find in the maintenance/troubleshooting video thread at X-Carve Maintenance/Troubleshooting Videos - Add Your Own! - #8 by RobertA_Rieke.