# Trouble with first cut **URL:** https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/trouble-with-first-cut/18599 **Category:** Troubleshooting **Created:** [January 15, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/trouble-with-first-cut/18599 "2023-01-15T16:54:28Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![TimS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/tims/32/17329_2.png) [@TimS](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/TimS) #### Post date: [January 16, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/trouble-with-first-cut/18599/7 "2023-01-16T18:40:27Z")
I’m not too keen on makerverse but the maslow is doing what it’s told to do. The pitch setting is likely off since your plunge is too deep according to the gcode. The travel height is determined by program settings (I don’t know where in makerverse) and via gcode. I can’t help much more than that, I use webcontrol to control my maslow and carbide create to create my gcode. Here is the maths for fine tuning your z pitch. (Taking from the meticulous z axis post) To calculate the movement error: E = D2 / D1 Where: E = Error D2 = Distance the carriage actually moved D 1 = Distance the carriage was requested to move To calculate the corrected setting: C = Z \* E Where: C = Corrected Z-Axis mm/rev Z = Z-Axis mm/rev from the test E = Error --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/trouble-with-first-cut/18599)._