Evolution Miter Saws

A Miter Saw is a tool designed for making precise straight, angled, or bevel cuts in various materials. It typically consists of a circular saw blade mounted on a sturdy pivoting arm, allowing for adjustments to precise angles across multiple axes.

Miter Saws are primarily used for woodworking tasks. All Evolution Miter Saws are equipped with multi-material cutting blades, enabling them to cut materials like new and reclaimed wood, mild steel, non-ferrous metals, plastics, and composites. This makes them an excellent choice for both DIY enthusiasts and tradespeople working on initial and secondary fixes.

Evolution’s plug-in Miter Saws are compact and easily portable between job sites and home workshops. They can be used on any flat surface, mounted on a bench, placed on a Sawhorse Table, or attached to our Universal Miter Saw Stand. Evolution’s Cordless 20v EXT Miter Saws are versatile and can be used anywhere, providing a lightweight, powerful, and accurate solution for both home workshops and construction sites.

There are four main types of Miter Saw, each designed with specific features for different jobs:

- Single bevel: Designed to move in a single direction.

- Double bevel: Allows for making multiple angled cuts without moving your material.

- Compound: Enables both miter cuts and beveled cuts simultaneously.

- Sliding: These saws can move forward as well as up and down, allowing for deeper cuts.

A compound Miter Saw allows you to make two types of angled cuts simultaneously: Miter and Bevel cuts. These are ideal for tasks like installing dado rails, cornices, skirting, and other situations where you need to join two pieces of wood without a gap.

A bevel cut goes through the material with a vertical angle, while a Miter cut goes through at a horizontal angle. A compound cut happens when you angle the blade along both axes at once. Compound Miter Saws are more versatile than basic Miter saws, offering the ability to make a range of complex compound cuts.

A Sliding Compound Miter Saw combines the features of a Compound Miter Saw with a sliding carriage. This allows the saw head to move through a workpiece, providing a greater maximum cross-cut than what's achievable with a non-sliding saw of the same blade size. Typically, the maximum cross-cut capacity exceeds the diameter of the blade. Sliding Compound Miter Saws find applications in
woodworking, DIY projects, construction, and any situation where high precision
and repeatability are crucial.

A Single Bevel Miter Saw has a saw head that tilts (bevels) in only one direction. In contrast, a Double Bevel Saw can rotate both left and right about the vertical plane, allowing for bevel cuts on both sides without having to flip the workpiece.

A Double Bevel Miter Saw provides greater versatility and precision, making it ideal for making complex, decorative cuts on intricate work, such as crown molding, where cut angle precision is critical in both directions.

Using an Evolution Miter Saw is straightforward. Mark your material for the desired cut and align it with the saw’s blade. While keeping the material stable, slowly lower the blade through your mark until it has completely passed through. Allow the blade to come to a complete stop before repositioning and repeating as needed. Always follow all necessary safety steps.

All Evolution Miter Saws come equipped with a Multi-material blade that's capable of cutting various materials, including new and reclaimed wood, laminate, mild steel, non-ferrous metals, plastics, and composites. This versatile blade is suitable for users who work with different materials and prefer not to switch blades. Additionally, Evolution manufactures material-specific blades for cutting wood, mild steel, 304 stainless steel, and aluminum, providing sharper, cleaner cuts optimized for specific tasks.

All Evolution corded and cordless Miter Saws can cut metal as well as wood, plastic, and composites straight out of the box with our Multi-material blade. They will cut mild steel stock, aluminum, and other non-ferrous metals. Evolution also manufactures a range of blades specifically for cutting aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, and non-ferrous metals, compatible with all of our miter saws, table saws, chop saws, and circular saws.

All Evolution Miter Saws can cut tiles with a diamond-tipped blade. We offer diamond-tipped blades in sizes to suit all our Miter Saws. If you need a quick cut in a tile or other piece of masonry, an Evolution Miter Saw with a diamond-tipped blade will get the job done. For repeated cuts in masonry, we recommend looking at our range of Electric Disc Cutters/Concrete Saws.

The maximum cut depth on a Miter Saw depends on the blade size and the clearance around the blade guard. To cut an actual 4x4 (100 x 100mm) wooden post in a single pass, a blade larger than 12 inches would be required.

All Evolution Miter Saws, both corded and cordless, are capable of cutting mild steel using the Multi-material blades that come with the saws. However, if you plan on cutting large amounts of metal, you may find one of our Chop Saws more suitable for your needs. The S355CPS is an industry-standard metal cutting Chop Saw used by welders, machinists, and fabricators worldwide.

Evolution Miter Saws offer repeatable cut accuracy to within half a degree for Bevel and Miter cuts. With adjustable depth stops, you can make trench cuts with almost zero variance across the entire trench. The level of accuracy you achieve with your saw depends on how carefully you calibrate it. Spending a few minutes using a square or digital angle finder during initial assembly will result in greater cut accuracy.

Choose a Miter Saw if you're making straight or angled cuts in square or rectangular workpieces up to 12 inches in size. If you're working with sheet material, then a Circular Saw or a Table Saw will be more suitable.

The teeth on all our Miter Saw blades should face downwards when installed correctly. The blade rotates in a clockwise direction, and you cut on the down stroke when making straightforward chops and on the push stroke when using the slide.

Always push the blade through the material—from yourself towards the workpiece. Pulling the blade through the material can be dangerous, result in a poorer cut, and potentially damage the blade.

All power tools can be dangerous if mishandled. Evolution Miter Saws include multiple safety features designed to make cutting safely as easy as possible, even for novice users. They all feature workpiece clamps to help secure the materials being cut, ambidextrous handles for easy control, and full coverage blade guards that cover the entire blade when not in use. Always wear suitable eye and hearing protection when using any power tool, and be sure to read the manufacturer’s instructions. If you require any assistance, contact our customer service department directly.

All Evolution Miter Saws are backed by a generous 3-year warranty covering parts and manufacturing. Evolution also has a customer service center at our office to help ensure your power tools continue to run smoothly for years to come.

If you'll be moving your Miter Saw around, using it on-site, or taking it to various job locations, a Miter Saw Stand can be incredibly useful. It provides safe support for long and heavy workpieces while allowing for more accurate, repeatable cuts. If you plan to have your Miter Saw in a dedicated workshop, it's common to integrate it into a bench so that the top surface is level with the cutting surface of the Miter Saw.

The Evolution Universal Miter Saw Stand is designed to fit Miter Saws from many popular brands, in addition to all of Evolution’s Miter Saws. It's called the Universal Miter Saw Stand because it's compatible with a wide range of other brands thanks to its innovative quick-release clamping system. While not every miter saw from every brand fits every miter saw stand, most of them are compatible with the Evolution Universal Miter Saw Stand.

Miter Saw blades are not typically universal between different brands. It's crucial to select Miter Saw blades that have the appropriate tooth count, maximum speed, bore size, and kerf thickness for your specific miter saw. Using an incorrect blade with a miter saw can be unsafe.

The lifespan of a blade depends on the material being cut. Harder materials tend to reduce blade life. Evolution uses premium, Japanese-sourced carbide in their saw blades, which is better finished, tougher, and longer-lasting than more commonly used carbide grades. To maintain your blade's performance, it's recommended to clean the teeth, especially when cutting exterior grades of wood, to remove sap and resin buildup. Using a cloth dampened with spray-on automotive brake cleaner is an effective way to keep your blades in pristine condition.

For cutting laminate flooring, the best Evolution saw blades are either the Fine Wood blades or the Thin Steel blades. The Fine Wood blade is ideal for wood-based laminate flooring types. Vinyl laminate flooring boards often include a high-wear protective coating made with aluminum oxide, which is very hard-wearing. For these types of flooring, we recommend the Thin Steel blade, which has a higher tooth count and minimizes abrasive wear caused by the protective wear layer.