# Pausing a cut **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 24, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369 "2018-02-24T02:27:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/1 "2018-02-24T02:27:13Z")
So my wife is now officially screaming at me to turn off my carve at 33%. Gesh… I paused it and turned off the router but left the xcarve and laptop on. Is that a good approach to start where it left off in the morning? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/christech/32/80793_2.png) [@ChrisTech](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisTech)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/2 "2018-02-24T02:29:43Z")
Did you pause it by actually pushing the pause button in the UI or on the X-Controller? If so, just start the spindle and click play. It should continue where it left off. Also found out that Pausing via the UI and the X-Controller behave differently. UI will just stop the spindle from moving, but the X-Controller will stop the spindle moving, but will raise the spindle up. ---
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/3 "2018-02-24T02:31:00Z")
I paused it with the UI (easel pro). Then turned off the spindle. X-Controller is still on and the laptop is still on. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/christech/32/80793_2.png) [@ChrisTech](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisTech)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/4 "2018-02-24T02:32:57Z")
Yep, you should be good then. Turn the spindle on, and click Play. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/5 "2018-02-24T02:34:43Z")
Thanks. I wish their was a save feature so I don’t need to keep the stuff on all night. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/christech/32/80793_2.png) [@ChrisTech](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisTech)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/6 "2018-02-24T02:38:03Z")
I don’t think that would be really possible. Turning off the X-Controller will lose the spindle position, and “releases” the motors which allows the x-carve to easily slide. ---
**Author:** ![TomP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@TomP](https://community.inventables.com/u/TomP)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/8 "2018-02-24T02:48:26Z")
It’s been a while but I’ve had some bad and some good experiences doing this. A few times I came back to the carve process having stopped on its own and the project ruined. Never did figure out why. Just part of Easel’s working sometimes and sometimes not I guess. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/9 "2018-02-24T02:59:42Z")
I could always start from the beginning, crank up the speed and then slow it down again near where it left off… ---
**Author:** ![TomP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@TomP](https://community.inventables.com/u/TomP)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/10 "2018-02-24T03:04:19Z")
Not if it stops and you lose your zero, unless you have some way arranged to find zero again. ---
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/11 "2018-02-24T03:05:56Z")
There’s that… I had that thing plugged in right to the edge but even if its off by a little, it will suck. ---
**Author:** ![TomP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@TomP](https://community.inventables.com/u/TomP)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:06am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/12 "2018-02-24T03:06:52Z")
That’s the issues I had. No way to find zero, so projects ruined. It has worked sometimes though, but I don’t trust it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![JustinBusby](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/justinbusby/32/30906_2.png) [@JustinBusby](https://community.inventables.com/u/JustinBusby)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/13 "2018-02-24T03:52:40Z")
If you home and use Easel, your position is saved in EEPROM so all you need to do is home then tell Easel to use the last position. ---
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/14 "2018-02-24T04:09:41Z")
EEPROM is memory in the X-Controller? Sorry Newbie ---
**Author:** ![JustinBusby](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/justinbusby/32/30906_2.png) [@JustinBusby](https://community.inventables.com/u/JustinBusby)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/15 "2018-02-24T04:13:03Z")
Yes, It is memory that maintains its value through power cycles. ---
**Author:** ![PaulRinguette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@PaulRinguette](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulRinguette)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/16 "2018-02-24T04:14:12Z")
got it thanks ---
**Author:** ![SamGironda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@SamGironda](https://community.inventables.com/u/SamGironda)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/17 "2018-02-24T09:29:49Z")
bump stops and G28 ---
**Author:** ![NickGann](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/nickgann/32/76950_2.png) [@NickGann](https://community.inventables.com/u/NickGann)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/18 "2018-02-25T14:42:54Z")
Hahaha man oh man theres some wisdom. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisGumm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@ChrisGumm](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisGumm)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/19 "2020-01-09T14:59:37Z")
Im new here. do I have to leave the laptop and program open all night and the machine to pause in the middle of a carve? Or can I shut down the computer take it back in the house and then start again the next day? ---
**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/20 "2020-01-09T21:01:17Z")
> [@ChrisGumm](#): > > 1 - Do I have to leave the laptop and program open all night and the machine to pause in the middle of a carve? > > 2 - Or can I shut down the computer take it back in the house and then start again the next day? 1 - It need to stay on / keep the USB connection valid for Pause/Resume to work. Optionally divide one big carve into smaller sub-carves. With a known reference point, like homing switches your work zero persist between power cycles. (Until another work zero is chosen) So prior to first sub-carve, do a homing cycle, select your work zero position and carve. If you have powered down for the day, and setup again next day, you re-home and use previous work zero. 2 - Easel do not support this workflow. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisGumm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@ChrisGumm](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisGumm)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-a-cut/51369/21 "2020-01-16T12:36:13Z")
Thank you for the help.