# Random gcode mishaps in Easel **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [March 17, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720 "2018-03-17T21:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/1 "2018-03-17T21:44:46Z")
Cut a sign today and the finishing bit run across some letters. I figure I did something wrong, maybe the board is warped, maybe there is something on the waste board etc. Reload new piece and send it again. This time it drills a random hole on the roughing pass. I see it and hope for the best. No luck it shows on the finished product. Reload and send again. Another random hole drilled in a letter different spot. Any suggestions before I use up my local lumberyards inventory and still not have a presentable finished product? ---
**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:** [March 17, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/2 "2018-03-17T21:46:07Z")
Please share your Easel file and a couple of pics of the mishaps, it will help us indicating a possible cause 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/3 "2018-03-17T21:51:30Z")
![1521323560300339276486](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/0/2/02a882a5c13f4dae3d1334058f32afa4661104f2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/4 "2018-03-17T21:52:25Z")
![15213236296441756541861](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/4/8/489aca36b40185c090ab7d6f1cc79c7c60020668.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/5 "2018-03-17T21:53:23Z")
![15213236810611069925900](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/e/c/ecbdfb9da61f66cf8e40b0f351053d97c157d6fa.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/6 "2018-03-17T21:54:16Z")
> **[Copy of Untitled](https://easel.inventables.com/projects/NzgqLGI9BTWTGjCfucvw4w)** > > by Russ Hoagland ---
**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/7 "2018-03-17T21:55:29Z")
It can not be opened you need to share it. ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/8 "2018-03-17T21:56:32Z")
I tried and failed to carve/sand out the drag across marks and made it worse. ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/9 "2018-03-17T21:57:48Z")
try now ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Kaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/zach_kaplan/32/84268_2.png) [@Zach\_Kaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/Zach_Kaplan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/10 "2018-03-17T22:05:02Z")
I took a look at the file and it doesn’t seem to have any artifacts. It seems clean. It’s hard to tell from the pictures but my guess is one of two things: 1. There is an intermittent electrical connection on the Z axis. 2. There is something loose on the Z axis causing it to go down too far on certain moves. ---
**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/11 "2018-03-17T22:09:44Z")
I looked at it and it looks good to me but i am no expert on tool paths but i did not see anything where the holes went in. Maybe the bit slipped down? ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/12 "2018-03-17T22:11:33Z")
Zack, On the first cut which had the finishing bit too low across the letters it only happened on 1 word. It would run across it go do another letter fine then come back and swipe it again. It also took much longer to simulate toolpaths before running. not sure if A has anything to do with B but putting it out there. ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/13 "2018-03-17T22:13:26Z")
If the bit snapped or if it dug much deeper beyond that spot that would be my thought as well. ---
**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/14 "2018-03-17T22:43:49Z")
I am just guess but i see no reason for the holes and draging across the top. ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/15 "2018-03-18T12:57:00Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/inventables/original/3X/8/a/8a85628cbc6a0208eaedb762fae3838aeb6574d9.jpg) It did it again (#4). The first move it makes is a drill hole in the y. Come On Easel, work with me. ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/16 "2018-03-18T12:59:37Z")
I even started from scratch and redesigned. ---
**Author:** ![Phantomm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/phantomm/32/40014_2.png) [@Phantomm](https://community.inventables.com/u/Phantomm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/17 "2018-03-18T13:39:49Z")
Have you done a mechanical checkup recently? ---
**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/18 "2018-03-18T13:41:53Z")
I was wondering if you might be getting hung up somewere and loosing steps. Maybe your dust collecton or the the hose is dragging. ---
**Author:** ![RussHoagland](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/russhoagland/32/51844_2.png) [@RussHoagland](https://community.inventables.com/u/RussHoagland)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/19 "2018-03-18T13:44:51Z")
In the image I posted this morning you can see the travel to the letter Y, then a drill, then moves to the top and starts carving. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720/20 "2018-03-18T13:49:04Z")
@RussHoagland I think I see what you’re talking about. The .25" bit does a quick plunge in the corner of the ‘y’? Can you export the actual gcode through the machine inspector and post it here? [Next page](https://community.inventables.com/t/random-gcode-mishaps-in-easel/52720.md?page=2)