the machine is a x2 clone, it looks like the harbor freight version.
and yes, its currently homing by moving the table to the left. but it wasnt doing that earlier today. it just started doing that after i loaded the gcode.
i believe I set up the settings as ou describe because of the way the controls where moving the table, and one of the video's here said something about the Z homeing to the top so you put a neg number. and the x was homing simarlry and so i made it the way i have it.
i am completly ok with re-doing it all and changing my setup, I havent been alble to really cut anything yet since its still all seems wonky.
I sense i am close, its just that somethings seem backwards
any advise is appreciated