Brilliant - straight to the point, no waffle, exactly what I needed - 10/10 and thank you very much!

Thanks for this and the set up video Russell. I put together and set up my saw with the supplied instructions (not used one before) and am now going back over everything following your excellent instructions!

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I now feel confident in fixing the saw blade to vertical as I now know which screw/nut to adjust and where it is on the saw. Hopefully I will now get perfect mitres!!

Many thanks Russell; just bought one of these yesterday and you seem to have set out the steps I need to take in a very straightforward and understandable way 👍👏

Thanks for this. I thought this was going to be a nightmare but your easy to follow instructions are brilliant. Thanks for taking the time.

Russell you are a legend! I discovered that the actual brass round housing of the laser has a groove in it - when you twist it with a flat head screwdriver it makes extra adjustments to bring it all into parallel! Your video was excellent!

Thanks so much for taking the time to post this Russell - I'm off to calibrate my saw now :)

Hi Russell , thanks for the video. Just waiting on delivery of my R185sms+ so watching your clip for the 3rd time . Feel like I could set it up in my sleep 😎

Cheers Russell, super simple video to follow and my saw now cuts perfectly square!

Thank you Russell. I've just bought the newer one and this advice is so useful. I don't think I would have known otherwise.

Russel this video is absolutely incredible. Thank you so much for sharing this 👍🏻

Great video Russel, thanks for going to such trouble . I feel confident now setting up my saw.

Just bought this saw and your video was very easy to understand and use. Thanks for sharing 👍

Thank you Russell... I have the Rage 3-S300 which I have yet to set-up so your video is appreciated.

Russell, thank you so much for this video. Saw was driving me nuts lol. Very clear and informative video. Cheers mate!

Extremely helpful in setting up the blade, thanks

Great videos from Russell. As a novice I couldn't have set up my saw without them

Thanks Russell, I've just calibrated my saw yesterday from your video, really helpful for a novis like me. Thank you 😊

Greetings from SC in the USA! I just purchased the R255SMS+ which is very similar, and your video is brilliantly helpful! HOWEVER I would add one additional item to the first thing you checked. You (and the rest of us) need to check that the saw blade is exactly (or exactly enough) parallel with the two rods that the saw slides on. To do this, I am going to replace the short plastic triangle you used for your first check with a larger and longer steel square. I think it is called a "framing square" here in the USA by the carpenters (not sure, my profession is what is known as a chartered surveyor in the UK). This square is a steel square in the shape of an L, with the upright of the L 24 inches long, and the short leg 16 inches long. This, or any similar larger 90 degree reference can be used to make sure that once the initial adjustment of the fence is made, that the saw blade remains the same distance (IE just touching) as the saw is pulled away from the fence. I do hope that if this test is failed, that there is some third adjustment protocol that can be used to fix that. I suspect though that this is a factory fixed thing, and that this test will pass once the original fence alignment procedure you described has been done. I certainly hope so. Also, I totally concur with your comments RE the laser. If it cannot be quickly aligned, it is best not used and trusted, and it certainly is not needed once the saw is properly tuned. I will not be adjusting my laser, as I do not see any particular usefulness for it. But I will be making all the adjustments you suggested, and in the order you did them, except for adding the blade parallel to slide check as part of the first adjustment. I will also be adding an additional tweak, which is that after all the alignment tuning is done, I am going to tweak the plastic pointers that point to the angle readouts so that they are exactly correct and read 90 and 45 degrees in both axes when the saw has been adjusted to be correct at those angles. Because the angle tic marks are so fat, I plan to adjust the pointers so that they point at one edge of the mark, rather than the fat center. I think I can then trust myself to dial in any intermediate angle I want to cut to within about a quarter of a degree. Thanks also for reminding everyone to make sure that they don't align against the carbide teeth, but rather the flat of the blade. Your vid is very clear and helpful to anyone with this particular saw, and I really appreciate that you went to the trouble to make it. I hope my comments add some additional usefulness to your video for the folks who take time to peruse the comments!

Huge thank you for this! I have a different model, but same make. I’ve been using it for a few months and always had patchy results.... turns out the fence was miles out! Such a simple thing to fix and has made a world of difference.... I never thought about a product from a major manufacturer being so badly calibrated at the factory!

Absolutely brilliant video. These companies should hire you to make their instructional/setup videos. Thank you.

Thank you, Russel, for some very vital information. Great video, well presented & well worth subscribing for future info.

Great video. Thank you, I was worried I was going to have to sendy saw back. Going to set this up properly this evening.

Thanks for the video . Great info. I just adjusted mine as shown in your video. 😃

Oh man this is spot on! Watching this in bed but can’t wait for morning now to go and sort out the mitre saw!!

Thank you, now its clear how to set it properly. Great vid.

Great video along with your assembly video. Much better and clearer than the manufacturers efforts. In regards to laser alignment mine was all over the place. It was so bad I'm sure the bloke up the road thought he had a sniper on him at some point. Anyway to adjust and align loosen the screw to the LH side of the laser lens. Then rotate the lens by turning it clockwise or anticlockwise depending on where it's shining. Once you have it shining down onto the cutting deck ( mine was miles off to the left ! ) Re tighten the screw. Then using the two screws to the RH side of the lens you can make further fine tuning adjustments by turning them individually and watching your laser line move.

Great, quick setup video. Well done.

Great video.. I have a different model also and have known it was slightly out but a quick watch of this video and its all spot on now

Great video, I have just bought one of these, building it was straight forward but the setting up instructions are bad and the video Evolution has is to say least terrible. After watching your video took about 15 minutes, did test cuts, absolutely spot on. thank you so much.

Your video has just saved my saw from the skip, thank you!!

Just got mine today, thanks for making this video 👍

Great video , clear and concise instruction to make perfect cuts have earned you a new sub .Thank you

Hi Russell, thanks for your videos. I just got mine, and noticed the laser was a bit off. Actually it is not very hard to align: Just saw a long shallow cut on a wide board (or cardboard) which is fixed to the saw. Then just make small adjustments on the two screws until it aligns with the cut. My laser pointed to the left of the cut so I adjusted it by making half a turn clockwise on the right screw. By making small adjustments, obeserving what happened and reset, you soon learn what screw does what. Now my laserbeam runs clean all through the saw cut,

Thanks, that's exactly the info I was looking for :)

Great vid, just bought one of these, and looking forward to setting it up.......

Thanks for sharing Russel, that is really helpful information

Awesomely clear and concise video. Thanks

Enjoyed your video. I’ve just purchased the new Double-Bevelled R255 I have not touched the Laser because it took me 5 hours to fine tune up after assembly 🙄🙄 I will still have to double check it next time I go to use it, just to make sure I got it right the first time 👍🏾

As a complete novice, traumatised by the manufacturers booklets this vide was my saviour and with a digital inclinometer got to within 0.05 of a degree all round - well please and thanks!

Great no nonsense review. Informative.. and in "plain" English too. Thanks

Thank you, good video, straight to the point. I’m inclined to put a drop of Loctite thread locker on the set screws so they can’t move from vibration etc.

I agree that the Evolution saws are fantastic, I have the Rage3. I also agree that the laser adjustment is horrible. I never could get mine aligned and quit using it. Up until a few months ago, it's always stayed right at 90's. Now, after a few cuts, the fence, blade or both will be off. I also see a lot of flexing in the slide arms. Any downward pressure on the head and the back half of the saw seems to bend up. Also, pivoting the head sounds like an old rocking chair, it squeaks really loud. I contacted Evolution here in the US and they gave me an RMA to have it sent in for their techs to go through and bring it back to specs. Good saw, great company.

Thank you brilliant video 👏

Brilliant set up 👍

Thanks, just what I was looking for

Great easy to follow video, perfect!

Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

Massive help, cheers mate.

Once again I've had to reference this vid,thank you

Very helpfull.ive just bought evolution sliding mitre secound hand , ( older model) i am so impressed with it i will treat myself to a new one at some point , but for now this one is great , although cant realy see laser in daylight.

Thank you so much, a very clear and useful video. I needed to do 2 adjustments, with your instructions I was done in under 5 mins. Although I’m waiting till I feel strong enough to tackle the laser😂.

Great video Russell. Very helpful thank you.

Hi. Thanks for the video, it was very informative and well worth watching. I like yourself had massive issues with the laser alignment, still not 100% happy but it's as near a dam it as a reference.

Thanks soooo much. Much more informative than the instructions. My 90 was way off- now perfect.

Thanks very useful info on setting the saw

Great video thanks! I have been getting inaccurate cuts from my new saw. I’ll check the angles and try again.

Cheers mate, great video👍

Thanks for this as I have just brought one excellent video 👍👍

Great informative reviews, cheers from the emerald isle👍

I liked a lot this vid for adjust my machine 👍,cheers from chile 👍

Great video. Thank you!

excellent video, good sir!!!

I don’t have a sliding saw but this Is helpful for those that have one, good job.

Cheers mate, just what I wanted to know

Good video clear and well explained.

Great video, i am looking to get one of these saws and this will make my life much easier as I find watching someone do it far better than reading a book. Thanks

Big help, thanks.

Thank you. Really helpful video

Thanks for that well explained and needed information 👍

geat vid. very informative and super helpfull 👍🏻

Very useful video, a great help

After much trial and error I've found the best way of setting upi the laser. 1. As suggested in the excellent video, tape a piece of card to the table and cut a shallow groove after adjusting the fence. 2. Using the left and right screws, get the line to be parallel to the cut. It doesn't matter where it is as long as it is parallel - mine was around 50mm to the left! 3 Remove the transparent cover (if there) then loosen the set screw on the lower left of the laser (it's at 90 degrees to the housing) 4. Using your finger, gently rotate the brass ring around the laser. You'll find the beam will move dramatically. Get it as close to the cut as possible, then tighten the setscrew. 5. Fine tune the beam using the two screws. Hope that helps! Incidentally, I found my vertical was off due to a build up of sawdust on the Allen screw which then is compacted. Keep it clean!

Excellent video., now to unbox my saw

Cheers mate, all sorted. top man.

Top man! Nice, clear and quick instructions. I’m not touching the laser!

Absolutely brilliant video - I have a Makita with the same problem and the bloody useless manual tells you nothing about how to set up for accuracy. In my case I completely missed the Allen key/lock not thing so have been getting it bang on perpendicular then pulling it out again by not holding the Allen key while tightening . Thanks again for superb guide to set up . I have to admit I would never buy so much as a stapler from Amazon as they dodge paying tax and cost communities jobs but I will subscribe anyway and hope you give up Amazon at least for lent ! Thanks again .

Some handy info there. Cheers.

Ive just just purchased this saw and found your guide really informative, thank you very much. although the only thing that appears not to be working is the laser, i will have to speak with evolution tomorrow, i can't see an on and off button

Same problem with a laser here. Happy with a tool, but laser adjustment was a pain in the a55 :P thanks for your video

great video. Thanks.

Nice thank you for this post most helpful.

cheers pal. top adivice.

The clear plastic cap on laser is to cover bulb, after some use you will find this gets covered in resin from sawdust hitting it. This causes laser to fuz up. Can be cleaned off using thiners & Very fine wet & dry paper.

5 years on, new model and I have exactly the same issue. Thanks for guidance though

Thanks Russell, made setting my machine easy. The instruction manual is difficult to follow!

Thanks exactly what I needed to finish setting mine up. The fence screws are very very tight, any suggestions for undoing them ?

Great info, thanks..

Haven't got time to run through all the comments but with a little trial and error I found out that if you loosen the screw to to left hand side that looks like it's clamping the lazer you can then turn the lazer which will bring the beam straight. Then use the two screws to the right for adjusting left or right.

Massive help! Thank you for the video. And also this video is good enough for a new user like me to decide not to buy this ever again!

Brill! Thank you

Great video Russell. You said something about pulling the plastic cover off the laser and it made it brighter. I wonder if that is supposed to come off because I cant see my laser line at all. It seams to be pointing up wards or something. Any thoughts on that?

Excellent video, 100x better than the evolution guidance.

Hey my friend I hit the bell so I can see all your videos to ok :)

Thank you

thanks!

THANKS A LOT

Thanks

Thanks for this video.So to get 90 degrees cuts is it important that the 45 degree setting is correct?

Great video Russell and I am going to use your expertise to make sure my machine is set up correctly. One quick question. I changed the blade to get a finer cut but after using it a few times, I noticed most of the information printed on the blade has worn off. Is this something that will happen with use or does it suggest I may not have set up the blade correctly? Any advice would be welcome