Pausing a cut

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 2:27am

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?

ChrisTech · February 24, 2018, 2:29am

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.

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 2:31am

I paused it with the UI (easel pro). Then turned off the spindle. X-Controller is still on and the laptop is still on.

ChrisTech · February 24, 2018, 2:32am

Yep, you should be good then. Turn the spindle on, and click Play.

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 2:34am

Thanks. I wish their was a save feature so I don’t need to keep the stuff on all night.

ChrisTech · February 24, 2018, 2:38am

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.

TomP · February 24, 2018, 2:48am

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.

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 2:59am

I could always start from the beginning, crank up the speed and then slow it down again near where it left off…

TomP · February 24, 2018, 3:04am

Not if it stops and you lose your zero, unless you have some way arranged to find zero again.

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 3:05am

There’s that… I had that thing plugged in right to the edge but even if its off by a little, it will suck.

TomP · February 24, 2018, 3:06am

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.

JustinBusby · February 24, 2018, 3:52am

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.

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 4:09am

EEPROM is memory in the X-Controller? Sorry Newbie

JustinBusby · February 24, 2018, 4:13am

Yes, It is memory that maintains its value through power cycles.

PaulRinguette · February 24, 2018, 4:14am

got it thanks

SamGironda · February 24, 2018, 9:29am

bump stops and G28

NickGann · February 25, 2018, 2:42pm

Hahaha man oh man theres some wisdom.