# Has anyone thought of offsetting the base for vertical Maslow?

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**Created:** [September 20, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/has-anyone-thought-of-offsetting-the-base-for-vertical-maslow/24897 "2025-09-20T21:20:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![ian\_ab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a587f6/32.png) [@ian\_ab](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ian_ab)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/has-anyone-thought-of-offsetting-the-base-for-vertical-maslow/24897/1 "2025-09-20T21:20:49Z")

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I am no longer using the vertical orientation, but was thinking **if** instead of locating the centre position as approx equally centered diagonally, it might be advantages to **lower the central** position(Y) by 50 or 100 mm. This would reduce the force required when moving the Maslow to the top of the work. At the lower points the Maslow is mostly positioned by the upper belts, with the lower belts providing stability. This could be done by adding an offset in the software, or just by adjusting where the Maslow is located in the Y direction when using. By adding a skirt at the bottom of the existing base, it would be easy to test this without a major modification to the frame.

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/has-anyone-thought-of-offsetting-the-base-for-vertical-maslow/24897/2 "2025-09-20T21:38:42Z")

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Ian Abbott wrote:

> I am no longer using the vertical orientation, but was thinking **if** instead  
> of locating the centre position as approx equally centered diagonally, it  
> might be advantages to **lower the central** position(Y) by 50 or 100 mm. This  
> would reduce the force required when moving the Maslow to the top of the work.  
> At the lower points the Maslow is mostly positioned by the upper belts, with  
> the lower belts providing stability. This could be done by adding an offset in  
> the software, or just by adjusting where the Maslow is located in the Y  
> direction when using. By adding a skirt at the bottom of the existing base, it  
> would be easy to test this without a major modification to the frame.

@Bar has commented that he offsets his spoilboard a bit lower. All tht is needed  
is to set the home correctly rather than using the default home.

David Lang