# Is there a known issue with smaller frames?

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**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [May 5, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/is-there-a-known-issue-with-smaller-frames/20955 "2024-05-05T20:20:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Russ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@Russ](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Russ)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/is-there-a-known-issue-with-smaller-frames/20955/7 "2024-05-06T01:31:21Z")

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I wonder if your issues are similar to mine. I’m using a 5’x10’ utility trailer as my frame, I initially spaced my anchor points as far away as I could, then realized that made my usable area really “short” near the center. I adjusted my anchors, my “frame” is now roughly 1900mmx1420mm, which should give me a roughly 1000mmx600mm working area, so I set my calibration area to 800mmx400mm. I’ve run multiple calibrations that were seemingly successful, but if I try to jog around the work area after calibration, I end up with multiple slack belts. If I jog too far, I end up with tangled belts that require disassembly to respool.

Here’s my latest post on the issue:

> [@M4 Calibration seems good, but jogging fails, belts slack](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/m4-calibration-seems-good-but-jogging-fails-belts-slack/20937):
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> If you want to see how I got to where I am, here’s another thread about my calibration issues: [Initial calibration on .70 firmware, horizontal frame. Failed?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/initial-calibration-on-70-firmware-horizontal-frame-failed/20834) After my last calibration and attempt to move, one of the belts was so tangled that I could not get it back on the spool, so I decided to just take all of the arms apart since I needed to check the fit between the motor gear and idler gear anyway. When I took the tangled spool apart I could see that at some point the belt had doubled ove…

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