Makita Battery Charger DC1804F - Charges in 1 Hour

If you’re looking for a replacement battery charger for your Makita power tool then you’ve found it.  The DC1804F is a genuine Makita Battery Charger for genuine Makita batteries, ranging from 7.2V to 18V, both Ni-Cd and Ni-MH.

The unit comes complete with an LED indicator to show charging, complete or damaged cells. We all know that time is of the essence so you can rely on the DC1804F to charge your batteries within the hour.

What is a Mitre Saw and What’s it For?

Before answering the question about what is a mitre saw and what is it used for we’ll begin with an answer to another different but related question, what is a mitre?

A mitre, or a miter joint as it is sometimes referred to is a joint that is made by cutting into each of two different parts (e.g. of wood) that are to be joined.  The cut is often made at a 45° angle, thus forming a corner, if the other piece is also cut at 45° the two pieces joined together will form a 90° angle.  This is the most common type of cut produced, however other cuts can be and are often required.  An example of a mitre joint would be as used in a picture frame or door frame.

Image above shows a mitre joint in some piping, made using a mitre saw

So following on from the above explanation a mitre saw is used to cut mitre joints and crosscuts.  Mitre saws were first developed using manual labour to power them, these days where speed, efficiency and clean cuts are required it is more common to find electric mitre saws in use. Mitre saws use a spinning blade to make these cuts.

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What Does An Angle Grinder Do?

Angle grinders are often referred to as circular saws. They are used for cutting metal and stone. The unit consists of a blade, which is often referred to as the ‘cutting disc’, and handle for the user to hold and guide the grinder and usually a power cord for connection to the mains electical supply.

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Angle Grinder Blades

The blades or ‘cutting discs’ as they are often called vary according to the type of the material that they are designed to cut. An example would be that a thicker disc would be used to cut a paving slab than a sheet of marble. Some of the discs are designed to cut, whilst others are designed to grind (see cut and grind below).

Cut & Grind

As the name suggestions Angle grinders are not only used for cutting, they are designed to grind (or smooth) rough edges or areas on a heavyweight surface.

If you’re looking for a really tough cutting disc then look for the ones with a diamond-impregnated surface, these will have greater resilience when it comes to cutting through the tougher materials. With a standard disc the surface does wear away during cutting so that the disc becomes smaller in diameter during cutting. However, it will cost you more to splash out on diamond blades although they will last you longer.

When using an angle grinder you should avoid any sideways motion on the disc and only ever move the grinder in one direction (as indicated in the manufacturers instruction manual. If you attempt to move the grinder in the opposite direction you risk losing control and causing yourself or somebody else serious injury.

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What is AVT (Anti Vibration Technology) and What Does It Do?

Makita AVT, that’s Anti Vibration Technology to you and me, is a patented system found in Makita Breakers such as the HM1810.  AVT uses reciprocating dampers to counteract the machine-generated vibration, reducing the risk to the operator whilst enhancing the impact power of the machine to increase productivity.  In other words the impact is absorbed by the dampers so it’s not passed through the operators arms and body.

Anti Vibration Technology is the ideal solution if you’re concerned about the longer terms effects of frequent use of impact vibration tools but can’t get away with not using them.  AVT will help minimise the effect on your health.  Repeated exposure to severe vibration can result in Raynaud’s Syndrome (often called “Vibration White Finger.”).  You can reduce the energy transferred to the hands by wearing gloves whilst using power tools, padded gloves always be worn when using vibrating tools, whilst not providing total protection gloves will help to reduce the risk.  In addition frequent rest stops will also lessen the risk of damage.

Breaking Concrete with Power Tools

Working with concrete requires specialist power tools, that’s why Makita has developed a range of industrial tools specifically for this purpose.  The Makita range spans operations from cutting steel rods usually used to reinforce structures through to slicing through 100mm thick concrete slabs.

The Makita HM1810 AVT breaker is fantastic peice of kit and is one of the marketing leading 30kg breaker available. This powerful 1900watt demolition breaker delivers 1,100 blows per minute with 63 joules of impact energy yet has the ultra low tri-axial vibration rating of just 9.5m/s2, this makes it much lower than many ordinary 6kg hammer drills, which is fantastic for such a heavy duty peice of kit.