# Do I need a new stepper motor?

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/do-i-need-a-new-stepper-motor/3152>\
**Category:** 📄 General\
**Created:** [June 23, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/do-i-need-a-new-stepper-motor/3152 "2021-06-23T18:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![MattFink](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MattFink](https://forum.sienci.com/u/MattFink)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/do-i-need-a-new-stepper-motor/3152/1 "2021-06-23T18:23:54Z")

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I have limited space so I mounted my longmill vertically and angled back slightly. After doing this I noticed that the left side of the x/z axis rail dropped about an inch and will not hold level. Seems that the Y1 motor is not holding. Is there a way I can fix this or do I need a new motor? Thanks for any help

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**Author:** ![Heyward43](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/heyward43/32/369_2.png) [@Heyward43](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Heyward43)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/do-i-need-a-new-stepper-motor/3152/2 "2021-06-24T00:05:16Z")

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@MattFink - Welcome Matt first off. Secondly when you mount vertical you need to set $1=255 if you haven’t already. That will keep the motor powered so it can’t move on its own. This is especially true for vertical mounts. If you have already set $1 then you may have another issue.

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**Author:** ![gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/gwilki/32/366_2.png) [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/do-i-need-a-new-stepper-motor/3152/3 "2021-06-24T01:03:16Z")

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@MattFink Welcome, Matt. In addition to Heyward’s advice, others have added counterweights to the X gantry to counteract the problem. You may want to read this thread, which will give you more information on mounting an using the Mill in vertical orientation.

> [@Stand design for permanent vertical cutting](https://forum.sienci.com/t/stand-design-for-permanent-vertical-cutting/1112):
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> Hi all! Just published a new video that you could call it a sequel to the Vertical Cutting video I put out over a year ago, only this time I’ve got an actual design for a vertical stand +1 Very happy with how it turned out. If you want to give it a shot, just make sure to be safe and keep in mind that running your LongMill vertically will certainly cause the machine to wear out faster. Still, this doesn’t mean that it’s not really cool wink The design for the stand and the drawings to mak…

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**Author:** ![MattFink](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MattFink](https://forum.sienci.com/u/MattFink)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/do-i-need-a-new-stepper-motor/3152/4 "2021-07-04T17:00:39Z")

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Thank you! that worked.