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    Default Engraving is Smaller than DXF file.

    So I recently upgraded my engraver to a larger work area and am now having an annoying issue. All of my prints are coming out about 28% smaller then what it DXF is scaled too. For example I tried to engrave on a 9.5 inch piece of wood that should have been pretty much covered but the design came out at about 6 inches only. This is a consistent issue with the only change to the system being the frame. All of the electronics are the same as before. I figure it's a software issue somewhere since what work it does do is as it should be, but with a 28% size reduction.

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    Default Re: Engraving is Smaller than DXF file.

    When you changed the frame, what parts of the motion system did you alter? IE: belt drive would require new/longer belt etc... You didn't change the drive pulleys at all?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackened View Post
    When you changed the frame, what parts of the motion system did you alter? IE: belt drive would require new/longer belt etc... You didn't change the drive pulleys at all?

    Meant to reply to this earlier this morning but I woke up this morning and figured it out. Popped in my head the moment I woke up it bothered me so much. I changed out the gear pulleys from a G3 to G2. Thanks for the reply though Blackened!



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    Default Re: Engraving is Smaller than DXF file.

    No worries Glad you figured it out



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