# QCW misalignment **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 26, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648 "2022-12-26T18:44:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![larsdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@larsdan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/larsdan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/1 "2022-12-26T18:44:17Z")
Hey everyone, I got the QCW all assembled and leveled and when I went to put the machine on it according to instructions, there’s a misalignment. The front is nice and flush (per instruction) but the back is misaligned so that the screws don’t want to go in. Here’s the front. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/e/c/ecfbf541cc3e369c3c9eff585018e5a8762134f8.jpeg) And here’s the back. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/c/4/c4d62090c3f1c6dd9ed4e4d763e8bb23d1aba6df.jpeg) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is it just that the QCW is not precisely built and I need to not have the front flush or is it something else? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![larsdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@larsdan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/larsdan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/2 "2022-12-26T18:47:12Z")
Here’s the hole misalignment. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/c/5/c59bc37946a1d21b69cd08cb5a442e2fd4d6a25a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bern](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/bern/32/7185_2.png) [@Bern](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Bern)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/3 "2022-12-26T19:40:37Z")
Mine is a perfect fit. I think the key to success is to manually pull the x axis all the way to the front, hand tighten the screws, pull x axis all the way to back and screws should fit perfect. Crank down screws and done. ---
**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/4 "2022-12-26T19:40:46Z")
Loosen the qcw bolts and adjust until they align. ---
**Author:** ![larsdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@larsdan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/larsdan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/5 "2022-12-26T20:06:08Z")
Wouldn’t that make the QCW loose? ---
**Author:** ![larsdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@larsdan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/larsdan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/6 "2022-12-26T20:07:27Z")
Those are the instructions, but mine is clearly off. The QCW is shorter from front to back than the onefinity. ---
**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/7 "2022-12-26T21:21:40Z")
Until you retighten them after mounting the machine. ---
**Author:** ![larsdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@larsdan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/larsdan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/8 "2022-12-26T22:47:38Z")
Not to be too critical, but that seems like a 1/2 measure for something that wasn’t milled precisely. Will put shear force on the bolts holding the Onefinity to the QCW. ---
**Author:** ![aero82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@aero82](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/aero82)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/9 "2025-12-21T20:45:06Z")
I’m having the exact same issue. I bought the frame because I didn’t want to deal with misalignment issues impacting the performance of the tool. Mine is offset by 1.5mm on one side while the other sides are flush. ---
**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/qcw-misalignment/17648/10 "2025-12-21T22:46:46Z")
Try loosening all bolts one both the front and back of the qcw. Then attach the Onefinity feet to the qcw, then tighten back all the loosened qcw bolts.