The X axis is made up of the slide, bearings, stepper and optics which can be heavy so you typically use 2:1 on the Y axis when using nema 17 Otherwise high accelerations cause loss of steps.
I dropped the 17 and switched to 23 direct, dual shafts.
You want to go single pulley on X with a 17 to keep the weight down.
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