One blade to rule them all!!!

Most jobs have some kind of fringe benefits and you being a reviewer of tools entitles you to a very nice assortment of some really cool woodworking tools like the Evolution 10 Inch Dual Bevel Slider Miter Saw ....awesome !

I'm glad you got one with a flat table. The rotating part of mine was a tad proud of the left fixed table. I couldn't find any way to adjust it so I put 2 layers of duct tape on it to fix it. Other that the saw performs well. I purchased it to cut some painted 3x3 11 gauge tubing and it worked great.

I think I’m gonna buy one this week!

Hey Mike, another great review. I love your tool reviews. Your step by step setup and calibrations are awesome. I bought the SKIL job site table saw based on your review. I am pretty happy with it. My one issue is that it's really, really loud (which you noted). I have to use over the ear headphones. About Evolution review - I watched all three of your reviews, the full size miter saw, the mini miter saw and table saw. I also watched others' reviews for Evolution products. It seems to me that a lot of reviewers (including you) are very smitten with the cutting ability of the evolution lineup. The thing is, one can buy the Evolution saw blades on Amazon (and probably elsewhere). For instance, the 10" blade in this miter saw is available for $35 at Amazon. Wouldn't I get most of the benefits if I simply buy the blade and use it on a suitably powered tool. I will try it on my SKIL table saw and see how it performs. I also ordered the Metabo 10" compound miter say from Amazon for $120. It's not sliding and can miter on one side only but it's only $120 man. I'll try the Evolution blade on that saw too. Any thoughts? I'd love you to review the blade on other miter and/or table saws and comment. As usual, I love your reviews and look forward to new ones.

Another great review. Thanks.

Great review , I only really want to cut mainly reclaimed timber so the fact that if there is the odd nail or two and this will not affect the blade has just persuaded me I need one of these

I was always interested in the Evolution saw as they came out from my home country, the UK. I'm just getting back into woodworking after selling all my tools when I separated. I might opt for one of these. It seems easy to set up and I'll keep the factory blade for those odd jobs.

Thank you for the review! I happened to be looking for a miter saw as my current one cant cut 90, no matter how many times I adjusted the fence and bevel. Were you able to get consistent 90 degree cuts with this miter saw?

Thanks man, that saw looks like a winner!!!

Those are some pretty clean cuts without tear out for not having a zero clearance insert. That's pretty impressive. Also what kind of warranty does it come with

Can you review the skil miter saw 10inch double bevel. I need to choose between the skil & the evolution

Another great video Mike thanks for the formal walk around and under the hood adjustments! You are always so dialed in on your videos!😮

I bought the Hercules 12" dual bevel miter saw I got it for $319. I was going to get the Hercules table saw. But I bought the Skil one because it can hold a dado and it came with a built in stand. The Skil was also $50 cheaper but the stand was the main reason I bought it.

If only the evolution table saw, the Rage 5s was as good - if they sorted the fence and accuracy issues. Close, very close, but not the outstanding saw it could be with a little more attention to detail. I've bought the 10 inch single bevel slider, maybe I'll buy the Rage 5 and find ways to make it the rigid, accurate saw it could be. Sigh. Very helpful review, especially on the adjustments, thank you.

Please make a video review on the jet miter saw, pleaseee, pretty please

Nice review, Mike. Sticking with my DeWalt. But, if someone were to send me one of those, I could find a place in my shop for it.

Can you review the jet miter saw, I have looked everywhere and can’t seem to find one, well I actually did but in a foreign language and well I couldn’t translate

I need a miter saw when I go for the summer in Greece, and they seem to sell them there. I think I'm getting one this year.

How does this saw compare to the Skil 10 inch miter saw?

What your getting for the price I’d say it’s perfect as well. Great saw and as always amazing review cheers

Dang, I’m not sold on the saw, but that blade is kickass!

How is the side to side deflection, especially when the saw is fully extended? Any chance you could test that for us?

I have the earlier version of this saw First thing that went was the laser The blades supplied don’t last long either All in all not to bad for framing but not for precise work as there is a little play in the Arbour

hi Mark, so sounds like you would pick this one [ evolution] over the DEWALT SLIDER?.......WOW!

Didn't hear a mention of the RPM of the saw. I have their metal cutting saw and it runs at a slower RPM by design for metal cutting. It will cut just about anything but I only use it for metal. The blade teeth you showed that comes with it looks just like their low RPM metal cutting blade. Works good, just don't make the mistake of trying to cut hardened steel, cold rooled or you can kiss the teeth on the blade goodbye. Been-there-done-that

Would like to have seen how the cuts were to square when it slides.

For me it's so funny that so many reviews and most of the people don't even bother to test how does these saw keep the angle at maximum slide or what is deviation from max width to the start point. I have this saw and that part sucks the most. It's deviation of 2mm on maximum width from start point which is not easy to fix.

nice.

Its weird....i looked and evolution doesnt seem to offer a 12 inch sliding miter saw. They do have a 12 inch miter chop saw but it doesn't slide. Did i miss it or do they really not have one?

What about cross cut accuracy? How much side to side deflection does it have?

This is a good demonstration of the saw blade, but how good is the miter saw? You mention it but never showed a check of the mitering capabilities.

"If you can't read this, I don't know what to tell you.". Ha Ha. I see what you mean.

Was the saw calibrated to square out of the box and how much side play in the blade at full extension of slide

Just a bit annoyed that i bought an earlier model. This one seems to have ironed out all of the niggles… Watch out for models where the motor is fitted lower down because it catches on the work clamp or any work that you want to add extra clamps to.

I do have a complaint about this saw, and it's perhaps just a unique issue - the metal is not the best quality. Within a few months of owning it I could not get the blade off, the screw had completely locked up. After using an impact wrench and destroying the entire blade assembly we found that it had rusted, somehow.

If it had 12 inch version sold

It is not a chop saw. It is a compound sliding miter saw. A chop saw only goes up and down.

The four things preventing me from buying this saw: 1) Non 0 clearance in back (cannot put up against wall, takes up a lot of space in back), laser line vs shadow line (dummy proof), bevel adjustment clunky (still need to loosen from back), dust collection appears to be horrible. The insertion plate looks horrible and does not appear to have a way to screw it down. Other than that this is a good upgrade from previous models. I am glad it is 10". Dust collection sucks.

Not bad. I recently got the Hercules 12" dual bevel and honestly its as good as the Dewalt and for 299 on sale no brainer

Just clicked your affiliate link, yikes $560 Hercules 12” compound is on sale for $299, better saw and deal than this

Ok it's what you pay for, but be aware it will not work for larger size skirting bords internal and external 45% cuts.

That's an awful of of plastic. I would guess the only reason you are impressed by this is that your last saw was a Ryobi. That dust collection was absolutely awful. It didn't look like it picked any of the dust up. My Dewalt doesn't have great dust collection, but it's much better than that.

I'd have to pass on this one. I"ll never buy another miter saw that doesn't have an adjustable detent. Lesson learned.

Looks very very cheaply made.

I like the reviews, just don't like the voice. Just speak in your natural voice. No one judging.

I WOULD KEEP IT FOR FREE TOO.

Gotta love these "unbiased - wink, wink" reviews that are totally predicated on thousands of dollars of F.R.E.E. products supplied to the "content creator" LMFAO

How does it compare with the DWS779 and Hercules sliding miter saw? Thanks for a great review!

Didn't hear a mention of the RPM of the saw. I have their metal cutting saw and it runs at a slower RPM by design for metal cutting. It will cut just about anything but I only use it for metal. The blade teeth you showed that comes with it looks just like their low RPM metal cutting blade. Works good, just don't make the mistake of trying to cut hardened steel, cold rooled or you can kiss the teeth on the blade goodbye. Been-there-done-that