Evolution tools

[dba7108]

Looking at an evolution mitre saw in BQ. Are these any good. Similar money is an erbauer. One make better than the other?

[Crumpet]

I’ve got an Evolution dual bevel compound mitre saw and it’s capable of cutting very accurately. I did calibrate it and make some adjustments when I got it but it was pretty much bang on out of the box.

[mike_e]

I've got both Evolution Mitre and Bench saws. Used them for several DIY house refurbishments and kitchen refits rather than every day trade use. Blades seem to last well, Mitre saw needed a bit of fettling to set it up correctly but otherwise not bad DIY tools. You get what you pay for. Got a few Erbauer tools too, never had an issue with any of them. Erbauer is a Kingfisher own brand (they own B&Q and Screwfix) and all made in China. Evolution is British, tools are designed here but manufactured abroad.

[Turtle Shed]

Very happy with my Evolution mitre saw. I don't do precision work but for the money (bought at Toolstation) I regard it as an absolute bargain.

[Lotobear]

I purchased an Evolution die grinder some 10 years ago - a brutal thing, to do some porting of a cast iron head.

I snagged the burr in a narrow port and broke a sacrificial link between the motor and spindle - a bit of sintered metal . Try as I might I could not obtain a replacement part and so the grinder has been lying idle ever since. Damned annoying - not sure if this is the same for all Evolution products but worth keeping in mind.

[reggie747]

Both brands are about the same in quality and price. Either or really...

[InitialDave]

I've had an Evolution circular saw which died after a relatively small amount of use, and a mitre saw which has never given me any problems.

[Escort3500]

I’ve had an Evolution mitre saw for a few years now and it’s been great for my DIY needs (once set up correctly, as others have said). I avoided the equivalent Ebauer mitre saw as one of their detail sanders I bought was absolute rubbish - burnt out within a fortnight after light use and the replacement is now struggling.

Edited by Escort3500 on Friday 24th January 18:15

[dhutch]

They get slated of accuracy, but for the price it does a gob I guess. I cant justifty a dewalt mitre saw for the amount of use it would get.

[Cow Corner]

I had a small Evolution chop saw which was perfectly adequate for basic carpentry stuff and reasonably accurate.

I’ve since upgraded to a Dewalt, but that was more due to needing greater cutting capacity, and though the dewalt is definitely a better machine, for 99% of DIY users, the Evokution would have been fine.

[Drumroll]

Another shout out for the Evolution Mitre saw here. In fact I am just having a break from using it to make a shelving unit for the wife's craft room. Nothing fancy but all the cuts have been at right angles, Recently changed the blade after 10+ years. The only other thing I have changed are the bushes. It does need a little bit of setting up, but I think most saws do.

[Baldchap]

I've got the big one on a bench that mostly does mild steel, and the little one that goes round in the van when I'm Grubby Manning. They are pretty good, but certainly my smaller one needs some sort of calibration as my 45° joints never make a right angle these days. It gets a bit of abuse and I'm sure the problem is me, however.

[PhilboSE]

Joiner friend of mine recommend an Evolution mitre saw (he uses Festool) as a good value option.

I’ve been very happy with mine, one of those tools you don’t realise how much you’ll use it until you have it. It does take a bit of fettling/calibration to get bang on perfect 45degree mitres now, but once set up right it does good cuts. I really owe mine a fine toothed derail blade, ke I think about it…

[lufbramatt]

Got an Evolution power file and a track saw. Had both a few years now and they’ve been faultless. For a diy’er they’re decent value when you can’t justify spending 2-3 times as much on bigger name tools.

Built a cabin bed with the track saw for my daughter and it munched through a lot of 18mm ply with ease and gives accurate cuts. Likewise the power file had a lot of abuse when I’ve been welding up bits of rusty car.

I’d buy more of them with no issues tbh