A table saw is my next big purchase and doing a lot of research on them and looking at every video i can find. You have explained it great and no messing straight to the point.

The issue I’ve had with my older evolution saw is that the fences are bowed. I’ve had two and both are bowed by at least 1mm in the middle. I’d be interested to know how straight this fence is. If it’s straight, then I’m sold!

It has DeWalt written all over it's design. Really nice that Evolution went in the same direction. Honestly it is a user friendly and solid straight forward design. Glad you have a wonderful Evolution table saw.

Good unboxing/first impressions review. Like you, I've been using the Rage 5s for years. With a decent blade the cuts are clean and accurate. Alas, the sliding table on mine is terrible, with far too much play to be reliable for accurate cuts. I, too, purchased an expensive mitre guide only to discover the slots were too shallow to accept the unit. Oh well, it will fit the replacement. Personally, I'd pay extra for the soft start: it's like a gunshot every time. Although I thought I'd use it, I found the stand just took up too much space in my small workshop, so I ended up just binning it. I only paid £220 for the saw - an absolute bargain - so can't really grumble as it has served me well. If press, I'd have preferred a better throat plate, but that is easily remedied. By far the worst aspect of the saw has to be dust collection. It is like using my very old circular saw; zero dust collection, it just ends up everywhere. I'll be interested to see more on this new upgrade; particularly, the soft start models. Thanks for taking the time to share. 👍

Quite a popular video. I think people are keen to see more

Base unit is £330 in the UK 👍

Certainly looks like it cuts well,and the dust is coming out of the outlet pretty well.

My Rage 5S has had many modifications over the years to make it work better and more safely, but that does look a significant improvement. I guess a few more reviews and the price will be the deciding factors.

Great stuff as usual thanks . I have just ordered a few bits from Benchdogs and The spring clip upgrade off MK3 for our old rail squares Easter sale

Great review only thing id say is either tuck your hoodie drawstrings in or remove them. Keep up the good work.

Does the blade rock back and forth about 5 to 8 mm like on my rage when it was new and sent back to evolution and came back exactly the same , and they said that was normal

Great review dude! Apparently they are now available on pre-order for deliveries commencing April 8th. Prices start at £330 in UK.

How stable are those benches going to be without any kind of stretcher or cross bracing to prevent racking? Built how they are they seem like they would be more decorative than useful.

Thank you for this presentation, this new version has been eagerly awaited! One quick question: is dust managed better? On the R5, there's dust everywhere and I spend more time vacuuming than cutting wood 😄

Good review and looks like a very decent table saw with some extra features over my Dewalt. Would be tempted to 'upgrade' to this but i'm hoping future jobsites table saws begin to introduce safety technology similiar to saw-stops. Probably wishful thinking but legislation seems to going through in the States that could make it mandatory on newer models. Would be good if it happens and they become available worldwide for the sake of woodworkers fingers and limbs everywhere!

Is the arbor on it accepting of any dado cutting?

Having not taken the plunge but keeping an eye on the market (because I want a table saw) all the reviews I've looked at point to one or more of the same 2 primary issues: 1 - fence locking out of sqaure , 2 - mitre slots not industry standard. These seem like pretty fundamental and easily avoidable ****-ups to me. Secondary issues are table flatness and dust extraction. I must say from the video it looks like the dust 'extraction' was reasonable even without suction. Evolution are obviously taking that point seriously as the larger saws are showing above and below extraction which is something I don't think I've ever seen on a portable. It's also lighter (despite being bigger-tabled) than the baby DeWalt. That sliding bed is a great touch a la Festool portable. Have Evolution actually managed to nail it on with this saw? I think it may have just gone straight to the top of my very short list. Thank you very much for the review in plain Yorshireman English.

Nice review thank you. I envy you living in sw France, a move I'm hoping to make next year. Anyway I just found it on the evolution website, available on pre order for April 8th delivery BUT £400 for the R255TBL 😂. I think I'm going to stick with the Hikoki 36v table saw with a power pack transformer, Hikoki offers a 5yr warranty over Evolutions 3yr warranty and you can put any brand blade in it without voiding the warranty, unlike evolutions warranty conditions forcing you to buy their over priced blades. £50 for a wood blade, freud/diablo blades can be bought for less and tbh I have always been really happy with their performance and cut finish, but that is just my opinion, others will differ.

The website claims industry standard accessory channel. Go there for a host of pictures. £459.99 inc VAT for the R255TBL+. Other versions not listed.

Great review! Do you know if the saw's Arbor is capable of accepting Dado stack blades? regards, Phil

This looks like an excellent saw JP. I for one would be interested in hearing more about how you rate it compared to the DeWalt when you get stuck into some projects with it.👍👍

Impressive, looks like a good range and should sell well, quite a few similarities to the Dewalt.

Shiny new fings ! .... Sheffield born n bred here too ... 💪 My Dewalt came with a finger tight blade nut fyi

Nice review on a well updated piece of gear. As my 5-s is only a year old, that upgrade will be postponed for a few years. Hiya L&G. Take care and stay safe.

Is the table flat? Wondering if there was much fettling there was by Evolution before they sent it to you. Think I'll wait and look out for another few reviews, I'd like to see what others find when they assemble from a retail boxed one. Seems pricey for a basic model, compared to Metabo and Hikoki. Do the high end models have induction motors? Thanks for your review 👍

Wow, puts my dewalt to shame! Well done evolution on the development & JP for the down to earth review

The 1 think I didn't like about the rage5s was the blade bore and the blade guard went in the bin it was less than useless. Having to use bore reducers to put 3rd party blades on it was not the best thing. The rage blades are over priced but these days sextons in the U.K do blades with the 25.4 mm bore although living in France (Post Brexit) means I had to get them sent to family in the u.k and pick them up when visiting. I sold it after 5 yrs of use, I'm not sure if I'll need another table saw as I have retired from furniture making. This new model looks to be much better built I do like the look of it apart from 25.4 mm blade bore.

Can only cut 3mm steal while the rage s5 can handle up to 6mm.

Nice saw Greatreview, thanks JP 😊😊😊😊😊😊😇

Very good and informative video. The Rutlands new saw is very similar to this, but doesn't have the sliding table. I think evolutions on a winner here.

Yeah. Evolution is not selling the new R255 Table saw in the states yet. Bummer 😔. But no worries, I have joy of Jesus Christ 😁🙌🤙. Happy Easter and God bless you, in Jesus name.

I hope they bring out an Australian version with a 5/8 in arbor!

nice pre review nicely detailed ,Coming from a rage 5s this looks like a good upgrade. . looking to build it into a trolley and wheel it out of my very small workshop to the garden would you be able to to run a tape from the front rail to the back rail for me. That would be much appreciated .

Nice upgrade on the Rage 5. Just looked, £460. Good price

Thanks for the review, although I'm still giving Evolution power tools a pass for now. I had a really rough time with my Rage 5-S: the sliding table tray was welded up so badly out of square it didn't fit, some of the nuts weren't threaded, and the blade was out of parallel from the factory. They replaced the table tray and nuts immediately, and I calibrated the blade to be parallel to the fence (their video tutorial remarks how unlikely it it you'd ever have to do the procedure!). It's decent to use now, but I don't want to entrust my safety to power tools with such poor QA in the future.

I didn’t this we were allowed to let the reviews go live yet lol I’m quite enjoying it though

Looks great 😊

Just like my Skil tablesaw, I bet parts are interchangeable.

Great kit

Nice saw, uses a less standard arbor size of 25.4mm/1-inch like the Rage 5. Not many options for other blades unless you spend money to get standard blades bored out. That 1-inch arbor shows the pedigree of this saw, it's only common on metal cutting saws.

Will it take a dado blade ?

great review but is it as noisy as the old one.

I have the rage 5s and all my accessories except the mitre are stored on the body of the saw so I see no improvement in that department. Dust collection looks better quick stop is a good improvement rachet fence is neither here nor there I always measure between blade and fence anyway. Zero insert plate should come as standard on all table saws. Having to set it up permanently for me is a definite negative overall for me there doesn't look to be any reason to upgrade from my rage 5s and I don't think there are enough benefits to justify the extra price.

damn and i only just bought the old model from them last month, had i known they was bringing out a new one i would have waited

Great review JP, thank you for the unboxing and initial thoughts… 👍🏻 From first looks it looks and your overview an excellent piece of kit. If I could pass on my Metabo I reckon I would go for one of these in a heartbeat, no question… 👏🏻✅ 🤔 Looking forward to seeing more in depth stuff from you on this one in due course, especially if you give us a building in jobby… 🤪

As a professional tradesman. I would never recommend anything from this brand. But cheap buy twice. Much better budget brands or second hand. Thanks David.

The riving knife being way higher than the blade limits its use.

Looks just like a Dewalt saw

Great review, These saws are far too noisy for my home use, ideal for site work, why don't they use induction motors. I know the price will go up , but it would be worth it.

Cool. Now you can cut fingers off in the great outdoors.

Ho no... I don't fond this Saw in France... Maybe it to earlier. I keep my rage s5 for the moment. Thanks for your vidéo. 😉

Got the email from evolution today, found this video. Think my rage 5 is getting an upgrade..

Great Review JP, I look forward to seeing more videos on the R255 TBL.

25.4mm bore - boo!

The Rutlands R1618 is almost identical

Get vid. Though u should be careful with the pull cords on your hoodie

Thank you for your straightforward, no-nonesense review iff this Evolution saw. Nice one matey.

Easily the best review of this saw I have seen, very pleased that you kept the crown guard on, this is certainly down to the fact that you are NOT a hobbyist and are very aware of the regulations in respect of using circular saws. I am sure the regs in France are very similar to the UK. It seems that what may have been referred to as a budget saw a few years ago Evolution are definitely moving in the right direction with this saw to match the likes of Bosch, Dewalt and Milwaukee etc. There does not seem to be a facility to slide the fence backwards or attach an auxiliary fence for when ripping solid timber as opposed sheet material, I guess it would not be too difficult to modify for this type of operation. The Makita 2704N does have this facility likewise has a rear extension pull out which is very important for cutting lengths, but as you say the more expensive in the range does have this. I really like the sliding table on these saws and think more manufactures should include this feature. I am sure the ‘mitre gauge’ is poor as most are, probably down to the fact that a chop saw is a better option for this process and the manufacturers are aware of this so put little effort into this.

In a world where where’s dewalt and Bosch and Milwaukee and metabo and saw stop and many others, what would posses someone to get an evolution. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sorry to say it sounds horrible I have I sheppach I've had it for twenty years it's a 12" blade saw with soft start and immediate stop 2 1/2 KW motor extension table miter fence run on bearings the cost though exceeds what that saw costs you.

Always found their tool to be cheap and crappy. I wonder if evolution still insist on evolution blades only or else warranty claim rejection? The only one I actually liked is their sliding double bevel mitre saw. Not for woodwork though, we used it until it died with a stone cutting blade, great for cutting paving, block paving and brick when doing decorative work avoiding any wandering lines.

For the d I y er this saw is ideal. Only wish they brought it out sooner as the only cheap saw on the market with a sliding fence is the excel. Now selling mine and getting this.

looks like Hikoki model...

basically a dewalt copy

personaly i wouldn't go near evolution tools, going back many years, i was on a job where we needed a chop saw and no-one had brought one so we sent someone to buy one quick and they bought an evolution chop saw well on the first day the knob that adjusts the angle of the cuts had snapped of and made it really annoying to use... admittedly we could have sent it back and asked for a refund etc but that had stuck in my mind ever since that it was just cheap weak plastic and i wouldn't buy one myself.... fair enough if they have got better and more advanced good for them but i won't touch the name personally... i have a akita chop saw of my own as its a 18v and runs one my battery platform and i have a dewalt site table saw which iv had many years its used everyday and gets moved in and out of a trailer being driven around over potholed roads etc and never missed a beat.....

Dewalt ripoff

Save your money! Can't believe this chinese shite still has a customer base!!

What a piece of crap, just by a Dewalt.

I've given evolution every possible chance I could give them.....but they consistently disappoint to the point where I now consider them complete rubbish. I had circular saws, a table saw , mitre saws , a multi tool , a zaw zaw and the final nail in the coffin was an utterly ridiculous and useless extendable pole drywall sander. Every single item seemed cheaply manafactured and badly engineered. The motors are constantly sparking and arcing, and they are not in the least bit user friendly. Cheap , tacky plastic is used. The drywall sander neatly got smashed into bits....it was that annoying to use. Got rid of them all and bough better brands ( except for the sander....but a round pad on an extendable pole was still 100 times better).

what a boring fellow.

Great stuff as usual thanks . I have just ordered a few bits from Benchdogs and The spring clip upgrade off MK3 for our old rail squares Easter sale