# Is this normal? Router at home on y axis in front of wasteboard

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**Category:** Troubleshooting (X35/X50)\
**Created:** [February 13, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/is-this-normal-router-at-home-on-y-axis-in-front-of-wasteboard/25321 "2024-02-13T03:46:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/is-this-normal-router-at-home-on-y-axis-in-front-of-wasteboard/25321/8 "2024-02-13T15:50:22Z")

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> [@gilbee](#):
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> That said, if I plan to change this up to use the top left as my toolpath origin in my model, why wouldn’t I just jog the machine to the top left as far as it would go and then use that point as my zero for x and y? Sorry if that is a dumb question, but it seems like the easiest way rather than using the XYZ touch plate that I didn’t receive when my unit shipped (I received a card that said it would be coming later when they are back in stock).

Of course you can set the workpiece zero manually this way. You just got to be accurate in positioning it over the corner.

The XYZ touch plate is a very useful accessory (makes the procedure faster than manually setting workpiece zero). Note that this touch plate will not produce correct results when **probing X and Y** with a surfacing bit or a V-bit ([see also here](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/cutter-head-size/19785/6)), in this case you use a rod, or and endmill inserted backwards as probe instead and reinstall the surfacing or v-bit to probe only Z separately then. **Probing Z** with the V-bit, on the other hand, will go more precisely and faster with the touch plate than setting zero manually.

#### See also

Support videos:

- [How to use the XYZ Touch Probe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p84CB9iMl6Q&list=PLlCbxVoOUWYVsInAIXHKKvWGEqJqoELFD&index=4)
- [How to Probe a V-Bit on the Onefinity CNC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2MfNTguvKg&list=PLlCbxVoOUWYVsInAIXHKKvWGEqJqoELFD&index=35)
- [Manually Setting X,Y,Z Zero on the Onefinity CNC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mhpzL1sAwo&list=PLlCbxVoOUWYVsInAIXHKKvWGEqJqoELFD&index=34)
- [Onefinity Touch Probe Fine Tuning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsiKYUPfeUM&list=PLlCbxVoOUWYVsInAIXHKKvWGEqJqoELFD&index=7)

Accessories

- [Onefinity 3-Axis Touch Probe](https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/onefinity-3-axis-touch-probe)
- [Replacement cable (5 or 8 feet)](https://triquetra-cnc.com/product/magnetic-ground-connector-wire-banana-plug/)

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