Are Evolution Tools Any Good? Chop Saw VS Train Track!?

Review of 2 popular Evolution tools, the S380CPS chop saw and the S28MAG magnetic drill. Let's see what they can do.
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[@FarmCraft101]

Check out www.evolutionpowertools.com and use code FARMCRAFT for 5% off. This also helps out the channel. I really do love my evolution chop saw, and I'm impressed with the capability of this mag drill. Evolution makes nice tools! Have a great weekend everybody!

[@lesmackinnon7879]

First thing it is a right hand thread. He was cutting Cast iron to drill the for cutting cast iron should be a carbide drill.

[@Sinaeb]

underrated feature: drilling holes on a vertical surface

[@kz6fittycent]

Yep exactly what I was thinking

[@jebowlin3879]

I have always felt that Honest reviews are better Both for the Manufacturer and Consumer, the Consumer knows what they are getting and the Manufacturer can use the info to make improvements

[@garethjudd5840]

Having watched all of Andrew Camarata's container castle videos using evolution tools throughout, it's fair to say that they all definitely work. 👍

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

Great Channel!

[@josephdean2142]

And they don't break for no reason!

[@davidogle9247]

I thought you'd gone knuts for a min on the anvil... The first time I used a mag drill for a truck chassis I was hooked. Will check about their products on next purchases. Thanks for the review!

[@teebugg66]

The “guard” is probably for cooling or cutting fluids to puddle in. Is drilling a flat surface it’d keep your oil all in one spot

[@chriskelly3678]

Guessing the mag drill gard is for sharp chips or ribbons of steel.

[@rlhanks]

As a new member to the fan club I could sense some humor coming with the anvil skit, well enjoyed. As an industrial electrician, been using mag drills for years and have looked at this to add to my collection. Far as the hole saws go, I would leave those for sheet metal and move to the annular cutter for any real metal with depth. One thing you left out that you might not be aware of, mag drills work great mounted vertically but need to have a way to chain them to the metal you're drilling incase the breaker pops or shuts off. Nice video, well informative and honest keep up with what you're doing and I'll be looking forward to the upcoming releases.

[@philipbreau1246]

Thanks for your post. You scared me when you were set up on the anvil. Amazing how the saw cut through the rail. I have an Evolution 10" sliding compound miter saw. Love it. Great for cutting everything except for fine wood finish. Unless you can find a fine cross cut blade with a 1" diameter hole, I wouldn't recommend it for fine wood finishing. I also have an Evolution circular saw. Love it too. My advice on the circular saw: be careful of the material binding. Metal and wood grab differently. If you ever felt a circular saw grab because of the wood binding, then watch out when cutting steel with the Evolution. It doesn't just grab, it kicks like a mule and if you don't have a good hold will rip everything out of your hand. It felt like someone hit it with a sledgehammer. It's lightening fast. Probably why the spindle shafts are 1". A 5/8" would have snapped right off. I was lucky I didn't cut myself. Other than that, it cuts through steel like a circular saw through wood. I absolutely recommend the circular saw. Got it on sale at Canadian Tire $119.00 CDN.

[@1rustytree]

Nice! I was just as impressed by the Hercules hole saws! That chop saw may be my next purchase!

[@douglasthompson2740]

The real test is how well it sticks to say 1/8" steel as the mass on which it is grabbing plays a great deal in how strong it holds. I have often thought of getting a Mag drill but two weaknesses and my style of usage hold me off. I especially want it to do overhead work which is an extreme pain to drill but it has to have a no excuses positive grip on whatever it is stuck to. Another thing that is a bit of a drawback with many is the throat clearance (chuck to workpiece distance, or arbor to workpiece at times). You put a long attachment to it and many just are not going to fit especially if you add a drill chuck and a longish bit. For me most of what I am working on is angle stock, round stock and other rather narrow forms. Something the mag has a hard time getting hold of. Plop it in a piece of 2 inch angle and see how well it holds. So I end up with really needing it a few times and in most of those cases it will not work anyway. With a shop stuffed with both wood working and machining tools that is one that will just have to wait on the back back burner. A free one does alter the equation!! For six hundred dollars I just can't justify one. I would not be able to justify one of the three hundred dollar ones.

[@1956vern]

Still binge watching! Something you can use that track for is book ends to hold your manual up in your shop!

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

I had my doubts when you started cutting that rail! That definitely was a nice cut! Who would have thought there would be a carbide circular blade that would cut steel! I've cut aluminum on a table saw before using a carbide blade for wood with a mister for coolant.

[@dsauce1257]

Wood carbide blades seem to have a weaker carbide than steel cutting blades. Wood blades Work fine on soft aluminum, don’t last long on steel though

[@AdamsLab]

Receiving a free product to do a video is the SAME THING as being paid to do a video. You get $1,000 check or $1k in tools to do the video, it's the same thing. Changing the payment method does not absolve one of the possible problems inherent with getting paid to do a review. Also, the lubrication system on the mag drill is designed to be used with annular cutters and would probably do better with actual cutting fluid (less viscous) as opposed to cutting oil.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Yep 👍

[@norsevikingsir4932]

Do not get cutting oil on the steel you put the magnet on or broken wrists/arms will ensue. Ask me how I know.

[@glenalguire6960]

I’ve cut railroad track a few times with a quarter inch thick at a time , it’s absolutely amazing , I’ve done it with an abrasive saw , which is almost impossible, because an abrasive saw gets hot and hardens the steel , abrasive saws are hood for cutting light steel and hydraulic hoses ,,if your a serious steel fabricator , u need this tool

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

You had me for a bit when you were going for the anvil! Gasp! Could have done some switching material behind the camera and continued drilling! LoL 😂😆

[@stanleykeith6969]

I knew a welder that work at the mill and he took a bigger pc. of rail, cut it and shaped it with a cutting torch and made it into an anvil. I was impressed. Have you ever made on like that?

[@Pest789]

On a channel like yours, I don't mind this type of video at all. I view this as good information about a tool brand I'm not familiar with.

[@WalterBurton]

Cool. Too many other "content creators" don't pay enough attention to sound levels when they edit their videos. It is appreciated. 👍👍👍

[@tomoaktree4951]

I've been looking at this size Mag Drill. I currently have Milwaukee's biggest unit. It's an awesome machine, but it has one big drawback, and that's it weight. I think it's around 80lbs. The weight is fine when it sits on top but sideways or overhead drilling is a big challenge.

[@cameronnerdin4910]

I have both of those tools and they are amazing. The chop saw works flawlessly amazing cuts. On the drill I do not use the coolant tank at all I used oil in a can like you do. I like the diablo steel demon with cermet 11 carbide of all the blades I have used on all of my saws. I own the Milwaukee 8 inch hand saw 6370. I love it. I had looked at the evolution on their hand saw, but I went with the milwaukee. I enjoy your shows. thanks.

[@Locane256]

You fucking GOT ME with the anvil, I was yelling at my TV "WHAT! NO! NO DON'T DO THAT!" You got me bad. +1.

[@CanadianMason85]

Woke up half the house laughing my ass off. I knew you weren't gonna drill into that beauty but you had me at the "he's not gonna actually do it ...is he?" point. Que "OH HEEELLLL NO"

[@johnanthony2545]

Almost called 911 when you went to anvil lol. These are very handy drill with out question. Looked like it had a bit of run out but pretty good over all. Manet looked real good, very important mag won’t lift under drill pressure.

[@fredfrontino3706]

I love my evolution chop saw and have had the mag drill in my cart for a while just waiting for when I have the cash to pull the trigger on purchasing it.

[@johnoriel4241]

Use that drill to add some inspection ports to your boom lift in the right places to get a borescope camera in.

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya. Yes, the annular cutters with the weldon type shaft are much better. The wobble is the combination of the chuck and the hole saw. I have a Hougen, and the annular cutters direct in the spindle are just amazing. Chuck is great for small holes and drill bits, but precision, extended working envelope, and bigger sizes come with removing the chuck and using direct insert annular cutters. No wobble at all.

[@marvinmarlin9655]

Evolution make excellent kit. We have saws and belt sanders, all well made.I’m working towards their EvoMag42. A friend uses his as a portable mill too. Top tip, only Evolution blades, others (more expensive) don’t work half as well.

[@jusrobington]

Bought a chop saw from them a few years ago for a fab project was happy with it. Was about $100 cheaper at the time of purchase.

[@AlexDeGruven]

Just keep your Johnson away from those annular cutters. I did notice that the slider was moving when you were bearing down hard with the 2" cutter. I'm guessing the LH thread is to try and torque it while pressing down, but it seems like it doesn't hold tightly enough to do that. Unless it's basically just a set screw, at which point I agree it doesn't make sense to be LH.

[@allsafe1]

The left hand thread makes sense to me looking at how you will operate it.

[@twalsh29]

Braking the crust on top of that rail was awesome. As a railroader who has peeled locomotive wheels, I know exactly how hard that steel can get. I wish the mag drill was rated up to 5/8 or 3/4 regular metal bits. I have a project right now that I could justify buying one tomorrow if it was.

[@gnatzparker8379]

I honestly panicked when you went to drill the anvil I was thinking FOR WHAT REASON. as much as I trust your abilities I was genuinely worried there hahahaha you got me!

[@brianbeaumont6613]

LOL; I was thining "wtf, that's a nice Anvil!"

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

I hope Evolution shows up and explains some of the features you didn't like!

[@andrewtalamas]

JA, ya got me 😂. Hell nah get off my anvil. I went straight to the comments to see if anyone said something about drilling the anvil. Went straight back to the video when i heard the hell no comercial jajaja brilliant.

[@DreamState71822]

Had an evolution chop saw when I was taking some welding classes at my local collage and fell in love with the things they were pretty good. That is until the highschool kids going in their after school program would trash the blades and end up having the fork out the money to buy new blades or drop out of the program for being stupid.

[@georgesbasementshop1240]

I have the 10 inch Multi Cut Mitre Saw its Fantastic.

[@MegaBCAD]

As you and others have said Needs water soluble oil and the correct cutter and will work like a dream as You will probably use it with twist drills the most I strongly recommend a drip oil feed you will push the drills harder than you think and dabbing oil general will not be enough

[@ron.v]

Like the others who've commented about your anvil trick, I though, "Oh, no. He is NOT gonna drill a hole in that anvil!!!" Hahahaha. Good one!

[@JohnDoe-df2zz]

Okay I'll admit you got me....I was saying "there is no F-ing way he is going to drill a hole in the middle of that beautiful anvil".....Lol. Nice.

[@WalterBurton]

HAHA! The anvil. I was like, "Yeee...well, do people use dogs on anvils?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@hoamai2734]

Keep up the great videos! They make my day.

[@bloodknottrevelian3396]

I guess the shield that you removed around the drill bit was to contain cutting fluid fling off and protection from swarf.

[@roseblite6449]

Nice demonstration of both the chop saw and the drill press. Maybe 'Evolution' will look at this and make adjustments to the case so that people don't have to take the handles off to put the drill back in the case.

[@michaelbelle4702]

Oh that was so funny. I thought I was the only one who saw you about to drill into your anvil. I thought, this guy is crazy. He's about to ruin that gorgeous anvil. I had a great laugh and relief.

[@coalminer6278]

Really enjoy and like your content, and your overall personality. I’m going to invest in some evolution tools now, because your character is trustworthy to me after watching all your videos!! Thanks!! “My only complaint is,” I can’t wait till your next upload!!! Lolol

[@gvii]

Yeah, I was completely shocked that the Hercules hole saws held up. I use Horror Fright tools all the time, but always with the understanding that results may vary. I've had stuff that held up really, really well to some serious abuse. That said, anything absolutely mission critical, I'll go elsewhere for tools. Oddly enough, I've heard good things about their Hercules line, but I'm still cautious since you never know when they'll switch the manufacturing from good things mode to standard Horror Fright QC mode. Still, those hole saws doing that well kinda blew my mind to be honest. The drill is very cool as well. I don't see me ever having a use for something like that, but I do like it a lot.

[@darrellmora1319]

Okay, you got me with the anvil. I could feel my blood pressure going up right until the cutaway! ;)

[@FullcontactNerding]

Maybe you can change the oil feed hose to one of those metal movable ones which you can direkt to your drilling spot, and it drip feeds directly to your drill? I can see it working nice with the attached oil can?

[@Psychlist1972]

You mentioned this is a paid promotion. Don't forget to update that setting on KZbin to indicate as much. That also helps make sure you don't end up with competing product ads etc.

[@thedude7726]

A friend of mine has the metal circular saw and its a beast.

[@DC_DC_DC_DC]

Hahahaha that anvil scene was such a good applied psychology prank

[@stephenmacdonald6488]

left hand thread on lock keeps it from being interfered with by the bottle when being used.

[@IR-nq4qv]

In a practical sense, I can see the fence guard acting as a means to pool and corral the bit coolant plus it keeps the swarf from flicking around. Question isn't the lock lever spring loaded? I was thinking that you don't need to remove the screw to reposition the lever. You just pull on the lever, reposition and then let it go.

[@BernhardHofmann]

I reckon the left hand thread is so that the more pressure you apply when drilling, the tighter that lock gets.

[@Video-ee1dn]

Great to see this. I am actually just looking for a new blade for my own 14" chop saw and wondered if the Evolution blades are worth the money. Seems to be really nice.

[@scottrodenhiser7430]

If you have a chance, checkout Project Farms review of these blades. The Evolution blade did pretty well.

[@WoLpH]

Hahaha, I knew you were joking with the Anvil. Funny though :)

[@K3PO]

I bet the guard would help collect chips a bit when drilling on a vertical surface if you were concerned about them dropping. Maybe wouldn’t catch them all but it might help a little. - But the coolant system would not work!

[@CordCrenshaw]

You totally had me with the anvil. I was coming unglued at that.

[@jeremiahdarling2767]

Thank you so much for saving the anvil!

[@1BigDawg357]

Discount did not work on the 380CPS. I called about the out of square fence and they assured me that it is square to the blade. Hopefully that issue has been resolved. Big reason for my purchase. It is very hard to cut square and to correct length with an abrasive saw. As well as many other issues with abrasive. They did give me 5% off as a first time customer. Not much, but better than nothing.

[@oneglimmer]

Maybe the Mag drill "guard" is more for the containing oil spin off ? 😁😁

[@ronniemaeker9102]

Left hand threads grip tighter...last longer...jump higher...run faster...

[@GabeSullice]

Maybe the left hand thread permits the screw holding the knob to be the "right" way in order to prevent someone from accidentally stripping the screw.

[@TheGibby13]

Thank god you didn't drill a hole in that anvil you got me so good!! Lol in my head I'm like "damn I not only wish I had an anvil, but I wish I had that kind of money to drill a hole in one and ruin it" hahaha

[@pauldowner8335]

Those are impressive tools!

[@ohasis8331]

That chopsaw was impressive. A couple of questions/comments; Where is evolution made? With respect to the mag drill, it really needs a means to set it and let it run hands free.

[@yatessmyrna]

My Evolution chop saw wanders like crazy, even when cutting thin steel. Even withe the material clamped stationary, the blade wanders.

[@perlarsen3645]

A bit of sweet talk, just randomly mentioning the circularsaw ;-) I think you have something coming in the mail one of these days.😀

[@badzioch64]

Jimbo’s Garage uses an Evolution metal chop saw

[@smokeybailey3080]

That is impressive

[@tracybowling1156]

This looks so fun! All of my metal would be full of holes!

[@jmonsted]

That's a nice "gift". See if they'll give you the metal circular saw etc, too :)

[@Thomas-ts2gl]

Hougen bits are what you need for larger holes. They cut real smooth with no drag on the motor. good review.. Thanks

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

HAHA, I wanna gonna lose it if you drilled that anvil!

[@gabriellamberti2678]

That anvil thought it would die that day, I saw a tear come out of it.

[@ericchen6704]

Perfect miter saw.

[@jeffterhune8573]

Very useful video, thanks.

[@Locane256]

I think the locking mechanism is "backwards" because they designed it with the idea that you're standing behind the handle in mind - which as we've seen is pretty silly. You're going to be on the business end of the drill, not behind it, to monitor the work and make sure the drill is staying on center.

[@dennismartin1647]

Looks like there’s a lot of runout with the chuck. Even with a drill bit.

[@Dmenbiker]

At 11:00 minutes, everyone, including myself was screaming NO !!!!!!

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Reasonable price for a decent mag drill.

[@jvazquez53]

Annular cutter vs hole saw is like day and night.

[@baldrickscunningplan6154]

Don't push them too hard and heat up the motor. Motor internals are plastic and they melt. I bought an evolution circular saw and the bearings collapsed. When i opened up the saw. The bearings were the same as used in skateboard wheels. Evolution tools are readily available at most b & q stores here in the UK. Not for industrial use is the buzzword for these range of tools.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool Tool.

[@jb_cruzn2009]

i wish you would have checked the run out on the chuck.

[@crabmansteve6844]

That guard is also going to act like a coolant/cutting fluid dam for making less of a mess/saving in fluid.

[@pioneerguy714]

I have an 8 foot piece of trick. I might see if I can use a part of it as an anvil.

[@dhgodzilla1]

You scared me with the Anvil lol

[@gordonemery6949]

I've used a evolution compound mitre saw cutting 4x2 box,I thought this is going kill the blade,flew though it 👍

[@avionicbug]

At 11:30 I said no don't drill the anvil. Funnnnnnnnyyyyyyy

[@RedBridge83]

As someone who had to work with magdrills, on curved surfaces mind you, i have a burning hatred for them, because i can't count the number of times those 4 letter word machines fell off and hit me, on flat surfaces they are great though, but man i hated working with those drills

[@anthonyhoult152]

Morning John, I hope that you are well and getting better weather than us in the UK as our summer has turned out very wet just when farmers are trying to get all the crops in. I really am impressed with this chop saw from evolution. Do you know if they produce this for UK 240v? Am very interested and am I too late to get the 5% off using your framcraft code?

[@15harney1987]

I saw you set that on your anvil and almost shit myself... well done sir, don’t ever do that again

[@rickyspanish8411]

The anvil part actually made me extremely uncomfortable for a minute. Had me in the first half man.

[@unknown-ql1fk]

Drilling thru the rr-tie with the 1/2" bit the drill looked to be flexing way too much for my liking

[@scbckc]

great video as always

[@TheWibbo]

The loudest noise in the known universe is an evolution chop saw cutting steel studs.

[@1978garfield]

Do they not make annular cutters? Giving you a mag drill with no cutters is kinda like getting a toy without batteries. I think it would have been worth their while to include a couple of cutters since the drill will work so much better with them. They are not cheap however. Maybe HF will start selling them. Just not in the Icon line I hope!