# Turning the frame on its side

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**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/turning-the-frame-on-its-side/9972 "2019-05-23T18:32:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigdanxxl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bigdanxxl/32/12977_2.png) [@bigdanxxl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bigdanxxl)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/turning-the-frame-on-its-side/9972/1 "2019-05-23T18:32:59Z")

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maslow is in the mail so very new to cnc but not to wood working

has anyone built a maslow frame with the 4 foot side on the bottom  
my garage has really tall ceilings

any feedback would be welcomed

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**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/turning-the-frame-on-its-side/9972/2 "2019-05-23T18:37:19Z")

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Welcome to the Forum!  
Portrait vs. landscape will give you more trouble then saving width, is the short answer.  
Let us know if you need more details.

Kind regards, Gero

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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:** [May 23, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/turning-the-frame-on-its-side/9972/3 "2019-05-23T18:48:18Z")

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Yes, people have done that, you need a wider top beam than you may think

there is a spreadsheet that lets you play with the machine dimensions and look  
at the min/max forces on the sled (I don’t have the link handy at the moment)

play around with the dimensions there and find something that will work in your  
shop.

David Lang

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**Author:** ![bigdanxxl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bigdanxxl/32/12977_2.png) [@bigdanxxl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bigdanxxl)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/turning-the-frame-on-its-side/9972/4 "2019-05-23T19:01:30Z")

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thank you  
i found another post on the subject that has me thinking