# Squaring unit issues

**URL:** <https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/squaring-unit-issues/24084>\
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**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/squaring-unit-issues/24084 "2023-12-19T01:42:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rustychicken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Rustychicken](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Rustychicken)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/squaring-unit-issues/24084/1 "2023-12-19T01:42:46Z")

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I have put together my new machine I am having difficulty getting the unit squared. I think I have followed the instructions both youtube and pdf.

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**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 19, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/squaring-unit-issues/24084/2 "2023-12-19T01:46:19Z")

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> [@Is your router frame a parallelogram? Mine was!](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/is-your-router-frame-a-parallelogram-mine-was/6086):
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> I’m on day 2 of CNC setup and I just discovered something that I do not recall seeing on this forum so I thought I’d share. I mounted my machine per the instructions in the manual and YouTube video and it seemed to go well. Everything was jogging smoothly and no binding was evident. I expect most other people have the same experience (good job on design Onefinity!). I was in process of making my spoilboard (t-nuts) and got ahead of myself. I mounted the board to the table and surfaced it, tram…

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**Author:** ![349iq2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/bb73d2/32.png) [@349iq2345](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/349iq2345)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/squaring-unit-issues/24084/3 "2023-12-19T05:17:15Z")

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Hey George,

have you ensured that your machine is [**rectangular** (“squared”) (_bar gauge_) and **coplanar** (“not twisted”) (_fishing line method_)](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/what-do-i-do-first/18349/6).

Welcome to the forum!