# Why E-stop location on side? **URL:** \ **Category:** 🛠️ Assembly\ **Created:** [June 2, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/why-e-stop-location-on-side/26503 "2026-06-02T17:00:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Chucky\_ott](https://forum.sienci.com/user_avatar/forum.sienci.com/chucky_ott/32/8692_2.png) [@Chucky\_ott](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Chucky_ott)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/why-e-stop-location-on-side/26503/2 "2026-06-02T17:18:52Z")
@DavidB not only is the e-stop at an inconvenient location at startup, it’s at a worse location if you actually need to use it as an emergency stop. I moved my SLB to the front so that I can easily access the power switch. I have my e-stop on top of my gSender touchscreen. > [@Alternate location for e-stop](https://forum.sienci.com/t/alternate-location-for-e-stop/17819): > > I didn’t like the default location of the e-stop. It was hard to reach in the event of an emergency stop. At first, I was going to put it at the front of the Altmill but figured it might get hit accidentally. Final location was on top of my gControl. I had some 1/8" x 4" aluminum flat bar which I milled to fit between the Vesa plate and the gControl. The semi-circle cutouts are for the 100mm mounting screws. The 4 holes on the right of the diagram are to mount the e-stop. Only two holes a… If you search the forum, you’ll find multiple alternatives from other users. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.sienci.com/t/why-e-stop-location-on-side/26503)._