# PAUSING a RUN to adjusting FEED **URL:** \ **Category:** Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1)\ **Created:** [February 2, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215 "2021-02-02T01:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kevan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/kevan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215/1 "2021-02-02T01:11:28Z")
I’ve always wondered if I could **PAUSE a run** , **make an adjustment** , then have it **pick up right where it left off**. Perhaps it’s just the nature of CNCs that your runs, once they start, cannot be interrupted. My guess is that some of you out there have developed a work around, or I’m missing something. My scenario… I was running file with a feed of 200 IPM and 9000 RPM. All worked well on the test with the softer wood. But once I got halfway into the run with the harder wood, it became apparent that there may be trouble ahead. I thought, can I pause the run, put in a lower feed of 150 IPM then resume where I left off. No idea if this can be done. I know some CNCs, like my old Shapeoko, or maybe it was the software I was using enabled me to adjust the feed while running. This is not a whine about one CNC vs another, just a question of how some of you more experienced CNC’ers have worked around this. Thanks Guys! ---
**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215/2 "2021-02-02T02:08:27Z")
it’s a requested feature that doesn’t currently exist. [A way to increase speed](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/a-way-to-increase-speed/894) ---
**Author:** ![OldNewbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6f9a4e/32.png) [@OldNewbie](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OldNewbie)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215/3 "2021-02-02T15:57:50Z")
@OnefinityCNC Is this request just to increase speed or is it to adjust speed up or down??? ---
**Author:** ![alden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/alden/32/161_2.png) [@alden](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/alden)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215/4 "2021-02-03T01:43:10Z")
Why not try increasing the speed of the router without pausing? ---
**Author:** ![kevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kevan](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/kevan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215/5 "2021-02-03T05:52:26Z")
It’s the feed speed more than the rpm I’m concerned with. My system is a spindle that doesn’t have a dial. ---
**Author:** ![craftworxdesigns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@craftworxdesigns](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/craftworxdesigns)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/pausing-a-run-to-adjusting-feed/3215/6 "2021-02-12T16:20:49Z")
Hi, If i have to pause for something like this, I load the new gcode in [NC Viewer](https://ncviewer.com/) and see if I can find approx. where I have reached. Note that I do not do complex carvings etc., so it is usually not to hard to find a close spot in the gcode. I then remove the lines above (obviously keeping initialisation commands) and reload the gcode and run from there. Steve