Evolution Power Tools 185BLADEST Steel Cutting Saw Blade, 7-1/4-Inch x 40-Tooth , Blue

I purchased this blade in 2021 and am still using it. I use it on a metal cutting chop saw so it's running at an appropriate RPM. Until recently, I would use this on occasion to cut steel for various projects, primarily cutting 1" and larger thin wall steel tubing. Recently, I started an ambitious project that involves 1/8" to 1/2" thick flat stock and 1/8" to 3/16" wall square tubing from 2" to 2 1/2". I also cut a 2" solid round bar.... that one made me a bit nervous, but it did it and is still cutting cleanly. I'm impressed with how this blade has held up and would buy it again. I plan on building steel railing for a deck project next and expect that this blade will used on that project as well. On the right saw, letting the blade to the work, it should last for many projects.

Almost no sparks cutting mild steel pipe and flat. After cutting a 2" steel pipe, a 1" galvanized steel pipe and 4 -2" X 1/8" flat steel at proper speed, no coolant, the blade was cool to the touch. Amazing. I'm using it in my Harbor freight 15" cutoff saw instead of the fiber cut-off wheels. It has a good speed clamp to keep work secure. So with this blade there is no discernible vibration and much less noise than a fiber wheel. Nice flat, straight cuts. much better than a fiber cut-off wheel for speed and accuracy. 1" arbor hole in blade, but comes with a washer to fit a smaller arbor. I didn't measure it since I didn't need it. Highly recommended over Diablo steel blades for lack of heat and keeping sharp and almost no sparks. Pay the small increase in price over Diablo. It is well worth it. You may incur a return shipping charge, but you won't be returning it for lack of quality.

I have been very pleased with the original blue mild steel blade that came with my Evolution saw. That was until I tried sawing 1/4" thick stainless steel plate. The blade vibrated and I couldn't help but think I was damaging my mild steel blade making those cuts. Aside from that, the cuts took a longer time to make and during the longer cutting time developed some heat in the process.I dragged my feet for a long time because buying the stainless steel blade was so expensive. But now that I have it, I wish I didn't wait. This blade cuts through stainless like the mild steel blade cuts through... mild steel. (duh!)It seems obvious when I write it out like that, but wow what a difference.If you are on the fence like I was, do yourself a favor and just pull the trigger. The right tool for the job is never the wrong decision and easily cutting through tough material is oddly satisfying.Now I just need to find a drill bit set that works as well as this saw blade. :)

This blade has worked perfectly for my 304ss handrail and know it is not suitable for an abrasive saw or a wood saw. For a low rpm cold cut saw as this blade was intended for it works fantastic (evolution or wen cold cut) Made 30+ cuts and it’s still cutting as good as the first cut. I highly recommend this blade for the proper saw.

Five stars but nobody reads five star reviews. I use it to make clean, square, straight cuts on a chop saw. These are tubular steel Balusters. It performed magnificently. I cut 110 Tubular balusters and the last cut was as good as the first. No burn, no burr, No Problems. Just a good clean cut . Best Ferrous cutting blade for the price on Amazon.

I bought an Evolution saw, the best one I could get for my fabrication business, and went ahead and ordered this stainless blade since i do ALOT of work with stainless. First blade I got I thought it couldn't get any better than this. Left nice cuts that needed minimal cleanup. Quick and cool. I did about 25 cuts through 1/4" thick 1.5 x1.5 stainless angle. Was satisfied up until that point.Moved over to another job where I was cutting 2.5" stainless tubing for an exhaust, and I caught the blade at a weird angle and pretty much impacted the teeth on the material. Chipped a lot of the teeth, so I went ahead and ordered the blade since it was my fault I killed the blade.Second blade started off like the first, but got only lasted about 10 cuts through 16 gauge (.065"), 2.5" OD stainless tube before the blade would no longer cut. Had to put a lot of pressure on the saw to get though cuts and it was pretty much like using an abrasive saw. Was pretty disappointed but went ahead and ordered another since I still had jobs lined up I needed to get done.The third blade only lasted through 3 cuts before it no longer went through the tubing. 3 CUTS!!!Will no longer be ordering this blade, IDK if they switched manufactures, but this blade is complete garbage!!

I was hesitant to purchase this blade just because of some of the negative reviews. So far I am extremely impressed. Keep in mind, this is my first cold cut blade and I am comparing to abrasive blades. I still have a lot of cuts to go to make to make this compare in cost to abrasive blades. Just blade cost alone, not factoring time. The cuts so far are very clean compared to an abrasive blade, on longer pieces, the cuts are cool to the touch, the speed at which it cut 2 7/8 inch heavy wall tubing was quite impressive. Not having the dust and sparks from an abrasive blade and having a consistent blade diameter as the cutting process goes along is great.One definitely needs to wear safety glasses as the little metal chunks definitely fly. Don't be an idiot, wear them!If the blades continue to work well, I will be looking at buying one of their miter style cold cut saws!

You can't beat the Evolution name. It's by far the best cold cut saw I have ever used. I absolutely love my Evolution Saw. I'll never go back to chop saws again.