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Great general purpose miter saw - works for trim and steel alike! Two things to keep in mind: 1. Take it slow when cutting metal, you don't want to jam it down and have the teeth grab instead of cut. Best case you just stop the saw, but you can chip a tooth, or worst case it throws bits of the blade around. 2. It's good practice with any saw, but make sure to clamp down you material, especially if it's metal. This saw is powerful and can throw small pieces way harder than you think... ask me how I know...

This miter saw has several thoughtful features and is built sturdy. It has a Soft Start function so it doesn't trip your weak home breaker. The saw is powerful and large enough to cut through 4x4 material. The included blade is all-purpose, but the finishing cuts are not the best on wood (since it tends to drag out small fibers at the very edge of the cut). The angle adjustments have a solid click to them. The backing plate is square and sturdy. The clamp is perfect for more precise wood cuts. The saw head moves smoothly and without any catches. There is a small slot for the Alan Key wrench. The cable loops around in a particular place. Overall I was impressed with this design.

I've put off getting this sort of saw for a very long time. Lately I've run into situation that require repeatability and saving time. It is amazing how many time I've needed to do a miter or chop off many of the same pieces. Running from one side of the house to the other to use the old radial arm had been getting old. The Evolution was a solid feeling saw and survived the trip to my door well. Securely packed and was easy to put together with only a few details outlined on the setup sheet. The only issue is the zero of the saw. Given the sliding feature, it will hang a near 1 degree lower at the fully extended and at the minimum position, it is almost above the mark and not always cutting completely. Not found a mention of zeroing it and looking at it, this is a cast in the body arrangement. The stop can be retracted to wards the storage position to cause the drop, but the fully extended position would them be too deep. The issue was the relative distance of the arm to the minimum position and that can't be fixed. I'll make due as it is not the end of the world flaw.

Works as it should. Absolutely no problem after a year of use. Id recommend. Only negative is the lazer pointer is useless outside

I purchased this saw basically to use cutting steel, because it will saw through almost anything is a plus. I also purchased the 52 tooth steel cutting blade to go with it. I read a lot of reviews on this saw and the blades that it uses. I have read where some have trouble with the blade loosing teeth. I think the reason for that is some use this machine like a chop saw and it the work piece too hard. So far I've made about 50 miter cuts on 3/16" angle iron without any problem, the blade cuts just like new. Just ease into the work and let the blade do it's job, nice smooth cuts everytime. I really like the smooth start feature on this machine, it doesn't try to yank the handle out of your hand on starting. Strongly recommend connecting a vacuum cleaner to the saw to suck up some of the steel cuttings and wear long sleeve clothes and safey glasses as chips will fly. I also did a few test cuts with the original blade in wood, plywood, oak, and pine. Cut really nice and smooth, clean cuts. I plan on ordering the diamond blade to cut tile, got a couple of rooms that are going to get tiled. I sold a 12" Pro Bosch monster miter saw because I never used it, because it will not cut steel, the Evolution saw is far more useful in my shop, would recommend it to anyone.

I bought this saw for this one big job I had making awards / trophys. I needed to make 20+ cuts of 3/8 think 4" steel I Beams. This miter saw made it almost a simple as if I was cutting 4x4. It does come with a multi- material 10 blade, but I switched out to a Diablo metal cutting blade half way into the job to preserve the evolution blade for other uses. It has to be said that this saw will throw out a lot of Sharp metal burrs, the air port is really not designed for that use case. Suggest a metal welding blanket if you care about the area you cutting in. This is really very similar to any other mid range name brand 10" sliding miter saws with the added advantage of a 2500 RPM motor allowing for the use of metal cutting saw blades.

Yes, this saw did make my steel furniture and bed project much easier. The multi material blade that comes with the saw made it through about 100 cuts of 1.125" x .125" angle and some 1" x .125" angle before it wouldn't cut any more. The alignment laser is useless if you aren't cutting in the dark. The chip bag doesn't collect anything, as the saw just sprays hot chips everywhere, so wear a face shield and long sleeves. I would be hesitant to attach to a vacuum unless I had a hose that wouldn't melt from the hot chips. The angle measurements for the miter are relatively accurate. The hold down clamp is not very heavy duty, the work pieces will move around. That might be OK for imprecise wood work, but metal work needs more precision and a heavier duty clamp. It is an OK saw for the money and beats a band saw and abrasive blade saws for getting through steel quickly.

I had wanted a metal cutting saw for a while but the prices were a bit higher than I wanted to pay. When this model be came available I couldn’t pass it up, the price was budget friendly. The setup was quick and easy, my only disappointment was that the blade that came with it was slightly warped. I was able to do with the saw all that was claimed. I recommend this model for anyone that’s on a budget or don’t want to spend a ton for the other models.

Cortes muy buenos en metal, buena potencia, se siente un producto de buena calidad sin llegar a uso profesional, en este momemento es mi juguete nuevo y estoy encantado con ella.

This is a great saw! I don't normally write reviews but I did for this one. When I recieved the saw the left adjustable fence was slightly warped from manufacturing so I contacted evolution customer service (which I got through within 30 seconds!!) and the rep was great got the replacement part sent out right away! I do recommend if you're going to be cutting metal with it to fab up a small cover for the laser since the placement of it is right in the cuttings path. Also I ordered a mild steel cutting blade since the reviews on their all purpose blade didn't bode well for extended use. I've been cutting 2x2x0.25 and this thing cuts through metal like butter and it's consistent just let the saw cut and don't push it hard. Definitely wear arm and face protection since, like with any cold cut saw, it shoots off a lot of tiny metal cuttings which can hurt. I've used it to cut different hard wood as well, I didn't bother to take off the steel blade and it cuts through walnut, ash, maple and red oak very well with minimal chip out. All in all if you're looking for a one stop shop compound miter saw this one impressed me!

Tal cual es descrito. Fácil de armar. La hoja corta fácilmente madera y metal (que es lo que ya probé). Muy satisfecha con mi compra. Recomiendo su adquisición.

Good build overall. Some of the plastic edges are not as smooth as on a much more expensive machine but I’m really nitpicking. No adjustment was required out of the box when checking against a speed square. Included blade made clean cuts. I’m only cutting wood and nothing else. This is my first tool from this brand and it’s been a great surprise.

La compre para trabajos caseros, definitivamente tenerla te anima a querer hacer todo tipo de cosas ya que corta de todo. Estuve cortando PTR cal14 como si nada, cuadrados sólidos de acero perfecto, hasta que intente cortar unos ángulos que desde un inicio sentí el material más duro el filo de el disco se fue con pocos cortes. Simplemente necesito más discos, pero maquina muy recomendable