# Can only turn on and off spindle through console

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/can-only-turn-on-and-off-spindle-through-console/111651>\
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**Created:** [January 30, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-only-turn-on-and-off-spindle-through-console/111651 "2021-01-30T17:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![JayEdelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@JayEdelson](https://community.inventables.com/u/JayEdelson)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-only-turn-on-and-off-spindle-through-console/111651/1 "2021-01-30T17:02:29Z")

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I have a 3018 pro Sainsmart. The only way I can get my spindle to work is by going to advanced machine settings and entering command through grbl console. M3 to turn it on and M5 for off. When I go through Carve process and get to point where program tells me to turn on spindle, nothing happens. Machine setting for spindle is manual which has always worked fine in the past.

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**Author:** ![NeilFerreri1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/neilferreri1/32/84403_2.png) [@NeilFerreri1](https://community.inventables.com/u/NeilFerreri1)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/can-only-turn-on-and-off-spindle-through-console/111651/2 "2021-01-30T19:12:18Z")

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> [@JayEdelson](#):
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> Machine setting for spindle is manual

No. It needs to be Automatic to send the spindle commands.  
Manual means you turn it on and off.

> [@Turn on spindle](https://community.inventables.com/t/turn-on-spindle/111593/2):
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> Machine–\>Automatic Spindle (Or something like that)