Glowforge mis-cutting / cutting overlap

Here is where the head parks itself:

Here is another cut today. This is only within the first 12 inches and everything is as it should. Perfect cuts, perfect alignment.


I think I might check the tensions of the belts and also maybe try removing the laser carriage plate as discussed here banding-resolution-lines-not-matching-up. Seems people experiencing similar issues resolved by tightening the belts. Though if the head is “sticky” towards the right I would think the belt would be too tight, not too loose. If so, that would be strange for a belt to tighten overtime instead of loosening.

I doubt this has anything to do with my issues, but I saw in another post and they didn’t have the tape on. Should the tape be removed? Are they just dimming the lights on the side of the camera? When unboxing the Glowforge it did not mention anything about the tape.