# Genmitsu 3018 pro carving wrong depth **URL:** \ **Category:** 3rd Party Machines\ **Created:** [October 15, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696 "2024-10-15T03:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JakePinkowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@JakePinkowski](https://community.inventables.com/u/JakePinkowski)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/1 "2024-10-15T03:07:55Z")
When carving it starts off at the correct depth but as it goes though the piece it eventually is carving almost through the entire thickness of material. Anyone else have this same issue ![IMG_8784](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/f/9/f9b4500253fbeefe84ac084d5646bcaaca589f60.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MartinW.Mcclary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/martinw.mcclary/32/63385_2.png) [@MartinW.Mcclary](https://community.inventables.com/u/MartinW.Mcclary)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/2 "2024-10-15T11:51:25Z")
Do you have a waste board attached to the table? If so, did you level it? Also check to make sure the bit is tight in the collet. [CNC Spoilboard Surfacing Router Bit, 1/4" Shank – FoxAlien](https://www.foxalien.com/products/cnc-spoilboard-surfacing-router-bit-1-4-shank?variant=40427736727689¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8oHNhKqQiQMVTGJHAR2sDTOfEAQYAyABEgIua_D_BwE) ---
**Author:** ![JakePinkowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@JakePinkowski](https://community.inventables.com/u/JakePinkowski)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/3 "2024-10-15T14:31:16Z")
Yes washboard is level and bit is tight in the collet. This is a new problem that has started to occur over my past couple carvings ---
**Author:** ![MartinW.Mcclary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/martinw.mcclary/32/63385_2.png) [@MartinW.Mcclary](https://community.inventables.com/u/MartinW.Mcclary)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/4 "2024-10-15T16:22:41Z")
Did you go around and check that all the fasteners are tight. My 3018 doesn’t seem to have lock washers on the hardware. ---
**Author:** ![JakePinkowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@JakePinkowski](https://community.inventables.com/u/JakePinkowski)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/5 "2024-10-15T22:38:01Z")
Everything is tight ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/6 "2024-10-16T00:33:25Z")
You’re either losing steps or your Z is slipping. Is the shaft coupler tight? If you jog up and down 50 times, do you lose Z height? ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/geoff/32/87286_2.png) [@Geoff](https://community.inventables.com/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/7 "2024-10-22T21:31:35Z")
Make sure to set your z-probe height in machine settings. Did you do that? ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/geoff/32/87286_2.png) [@Geoff](https://community.inventables.com/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/8 "2024-10-22T21:32:42Z")
Also, did you set the cut depth in Easel for each object? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/system/32/67217_2.png) [@system](https://community.inventables.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/genmitsu-3018-pro-carving-wrong-depth/157696/9 "2025-01-20T21:33:31Z")
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