AnoleX 4030-Evo Ultra 2

About the Machine

The 4030-Evo Ultra 2 runs an 800W trim router (6-speed, 8,000 to 24,000 RPM) on a 65mm mount, HGH-15 dual linear rails and 1204 ball screws on all three axes, and Nema 23 steppers rated 2.8A, 1.2 N·m. AnoleX does not state a working area for this model on the current product page.

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 4030-Evo Ultra 2's 800W trim router runs 8,000 to 24,000 RPM across its six speed settings, covering the full range of the chart below and then some. Its HGH-15 dual linear rails and 1204 ball screws on all three axes, driven by Nema 23 steppers, are the most rigid combination AnoleX offers, which supports deeper passes than a lighter lead-screw machine. A truly rigid machine capable of cutting as deep as the bit is wide in one pass also needs clamps that hold firm and enough mass to soak up vibration, so work up to depth rather than assume it on the first pass. Push too deep too fast 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, and this router's 24,000 RPM top speed covers it, so run 16,000. With the bit maker's 0.025mm per tooth (0.0010 in): 16,000 x 0.025 x 2 = 800 mm/min (31 in/min) feed. 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.