AnoleX 3020-Evo

About the Machine

AnoleX no longer sells this model, but it remains fully supported in Easel. The 3020-Evo has a 287 x 196 x 73 mm working area, a 300W spindle upgradeable to a 65mm router, and dual steel linear guide rails on the X and Z axes.

Cut Settings on this Machine

Every cut starts with one formula: Feed Rate = Spindle Speed (RPM) x Chip Load x Number of Cutting Edges (flutes). Chip load is the thickness of material each cutting edge removes in one revolution of the bit. This number comes from the manufacturer of the bit, which publishes a chip-load chart for each bit diameter and material. Look up your exact bit and material, start from the middle of the published range, and you have the third number in the formula. The chart below shows the recommended spindle speed for each material and bit type.

The 3020-Evo's spindle is a 300W unit, and AnoleX does not publish a max RPM for it, so check the rating plate on your spindle before you start. A spindle this size is light duty: it loses torque fast once you push speed and load together, so keep the feed rate doing the work rather than cranking the spindle. The dual steel linear guide rails on X and Z keep the machine accurate, but this is still a compact desktop router, not a heavy industrial frame. A truly rigid machine with a powerful spindle can cut as deep as the bit is wide in a single pass, but that takes real spindle torque, a drive train and clamps that hold firm, a gantry that will not flex, and enough mass to soak up vibration. The 3020-Evo falls short of that bar, so take shallower passes. Push too deep and the bit deflects and chatters, leaving scalloped edges, or it rubs instead of cutting and burns the material. The fastest way to dial in a cut is to see what has already worked for other people.

Worked example for feed rate: 1/8in (3.175mm) two-flute solid carbide end mill in hard wood. The chart says 16,000 RPM. AnoleX does not publish a max spindle RPM for the 3020-Evo, so check your spindle's rating plate and use that number if it is lower than 16,000. With the bit maker's 0.025mm per tooth (0.0010 in): RPM x 0.025 x 2 = feed rate in mm/min. For depth per pass, start shallow and check Community Cut Settings in Easel for what works on this machine. If the cut sounds strained, reduce the depth, not the feed. Slowing the feed below the chip load makes the bit rub instead of cut.

Community Cut Settings shows the spindle speed, feed rate, and depth per pass other makers actually run for your machine, material, and bit.