# Cutting location error

**URL:** <https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-location-error/899>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [February 2, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-location-error/899 "2024-02-02T19:41:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jimandem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@jimandem](https://community.wazer.com/u/jimandem)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-location-error/899/1 "2024-02-02T19:41:50Z")

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when I use the relocate cutting start, it cuts about 1/2" lower than I had moved it to. If i shut machine off and on, then it works. What’s going on here. So I have to check cut extent every time or miss my project piece.

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**Author:** ![agk8624](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@agk8624](https://community.wazer.com/u/agk8624)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cutting-location-error/899/2 "2024-02-08T15:27:33Z")

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Yeah, you have to be careful with your cuts. The cutting head doesn’t know exactly where it is - it’s only counting steps in the motor. So if it gets bumped or moved during a cut or the pre-cut operations, it might not be where you want or expect it to be.

Always good practice when using the Wazer to check your cut extents before starting the cut.