Hi, I just started having this problem where when I engrave something it shrinks along the y axis, the longer the engraving in the x dimension the worse off the y axis shrinking is. When I cut something the dimensions are just about perfect for a 1×1 square. If I engrave something to be cut out the engraving is shrunk and the cut is perfect. I cleaned the machine, checked bearings, tightened belts, cleaned wheels, to no success. This is a new thing so I doubt its due to software or machine settings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
That doesn’t make much sense - longer on one axis should not have any affect on the other axis. Are you sure it’s shrunk?
Yeah I know right… its weird. So if I engrave and cut say an earring if I do one it works just fine but if I duplicate so I have two side by side or if i run just one but at a faster speed it gets smashed along the y axis making it not fit right for the cut out. I engraved an “H” at .7in tall and it came out perfect, then I engraved “Hello is there anybody out there” and the “H” on hello was like .6in. The strang part is that the sentence is about nine inches wide while a pair of earrings being maybe 3.5in wide but the squish seems just as bad or sometimes worse. This didn’t start until I started testing faster x axis acceleration speeds but reverting doesn’t seem to fix the problem. It almost seems like the machine is ommiting y steps or like the y axis isn’t traveling the right distance. Also the start of the engraving is always fine, it starts squishing more and more closer to the end. I checked the axis calibration, both moved 5in. on the dot. And I don’t feel tight binding spot in the belts.
Thanks for the response. I’ve been racking my head trying different things
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It sounds like the machine may be missing steps on the Y axis - it’s possible that your upper-end speed settings are too fast, and when you run a longer horizontal it moves quicker, and slips when it’s taking the corner. It’s a long shot, but I’ve seen weirder. 
@olddogTim lol for real
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Thanks for the input I’ll keep tampering with the acceleration and max acceleration speed tomorrow.
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