Tim, that's really strange that Home is down 1, yet rastering starts down 0.5 (which is actually above the Home position). But that's why I was wondering if it had something to do with the encoder strip which tells the head where it should be relative to the table. In any event, I would still order a new encoder strip when you get the MB sent to you and replace that first......it's a lot cheaper than paying for a new MB.
Also, someone else mentioned the magnet on the back that tells the head where home is every time you reset or turn on the machine.....I don't think that would be the problem because if it somehow fell out or moved, I would think that your head would be crashing into the back of the machine......but you should still check to see if you can find it and make sure it's still in there correctly.
Lastly, when "setting the home position from the front panel"........I'm not 100% sure that we're talking about the same thing......I'm not talking about setting the home position like you do for center-center engraving.......I'm talking about punching in the secret code (I can't remember off the top of my head what it is.......but I do know tech support doesn't like giving that info up) to change the X-axis position independently, and then there is a second code for changing the y-axis position. When you do it, let's say the x-axis position is "280"......changing it to something like "380" moves it about 1/64" to the right and changing it to "180" moves it about 1/64" to the left.....they are super small increments, but should be permanent regardless where your home position is. Just make sure you write down the original number where you started from in case you have to move it back. Hopefully, I explained that clearly and I assume this is what you meant when you referred to "adjusting the X/Y from the front panel". Although doing this may fix your problem for the time being....there was something else that caused it to get out of line initially.
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