Awesome & Affordable Anolex 3030-Evo Pro CNC Router Machine 

Superior to some. The fixed gantry and dual linear rails on all axes make it very rigid, suitable for machining metal. Aluminum/copper/brass with the stock spindle, and steel with the 1.5 kW upgrade.

You're looking at it. It's a great machine for the price.

@@JamesBiggar thanks! I'll look more into it!

Both great machines. Solid, work flawlessly. Equally impressive imo. But I think the linear rails on this machine won't wear and affect rigidity like the rollers on the Genmitsu. They're not cheap v wheels, but the bearings and wheels will wear down and cause axial movement over time like any roller bearing. If Genmitsu switched to linear rails, it would be a superior machine.

@@JamesBiggar Thanks!

@@JamesBiggar I think your rating will make me go with this cnc over the Genmitsu, FoxAlien, or Lunyee.

Slowly in aluminum with the stock spindle. Should be able to do steel with the 1.5kW upgrade. But I think spur gears and metal gears in general are made with a shaper.

@@JamesBiggar Yeah thanks, I'm considering getting a CNC, I agree, gears are normally done on a shaper or broached on a lathe/dividing head etc, I reckon for the accuracy I need that CNC would suffice, it's for a hub motor(s) for electric bike. One motor I already installed steel gears, although I have two others varieties that have "non-common" internal gears. Also been bitten by the 3D printing bug, I know I would make much use from a CNC.

Go for it! I'm sure I'll be making gears at some point too 👍

If mine 'seems' to spin faster, that's probably because the sound frequency is higher from speeding up the video for the sake of time. This is a very quiet machine compared to others. I have 3d printers that are louder. Run similar tests that I did. If it bogs down when using any of the settings that I used in Easel for ex, then you likely have a problem. Make sure you set the machine up in the software properly, specifically the spindle speed (not just in the cut settings - it needs to be done in machine settings as well). If the machine doesn't cut well at reasonable feed rates, then use a $20 tachometer from your local tool supply store to check the spindle rpm. Should be maxed out at around 10,000 rpm.

At your local scrapyard or metal supplier.

And the stepper motor on the side is at a funny angle too.

It doesn’t matter what angle either of those are at…

@@TheOfficeTurtle But it could overheat and then go on fire making the house burn down and kill everyone even the dog and a cat.. or it might just be fine I don’t know..

@@brookerobertson2951 Oh, no, not the dog!