BN are buying that saw off the shelf from a Chinese factory who stole our design (Evolution Design Project manager here) The quality of their product is very poor as the factory are not very good.
We spent a lot more time and effort on our Chopsaws ensuring they are of high quality and will stand up to daily use and we are working with a much higher quality manufacturer with much better QA processes, where we have our own building and control every stage of production and testing. We designed ours from the ground up with feedback directly from end users. We have tested our saws to destruction and they consistently out perform all of the major competitors including saws at much higher price points.

JR,

The Evolution S380CPS is as smooth as any Cold Saw I’ve used. The no-load ramp up and coast both sounded solid and smooth. It’s a consistent and even motor noise both no-load and while cutting. The handle is solid and the cutting motion is smooth. I really can’t find any faults with the overall performance or quality of the S380CPS. It lived up to my expectations from Evolution PowerTools. They are worth the investment IMO. If you end up making the swap, feel free to follow up and let us know what you think. And thanks for reading and posting!

Cheers,
Ben

I made the mistake of ordering a Benner-Nawman BNCE-130 saw which is very similar in design and appears to share many of its parts with the S380CPS. Unfortunately, BN’s product just came out and it had too many quality issues for me. The first one clunked and rattled with random vibrations felt back through the handle without cutting any steel. There were noises during the coast down that sounded like parts were rubbing inside. BN sent me a second saw and it was worse with some cross-threaded screws and a leaking gearbox. It too sounded like it would start spitting parts out before I started cutting! How does the S380CPS sound when it is just spinning or coasting down? Does it feel smooth?

Thanks, JR