MICROJIG GRR-RIPPER GR-200 Advanced Adjustable Table Saw Pushblock, Yellow

The GRR-RIPPER is a well-designed tool made with quality materials. That high extends even to the assembly instructions that are on laminated stock with a thoughtful flip out page of the parts so you can follow along with which part is which without having to flip back through the booklet. Once assembled, the tool does exactly as advertised allowing me to smoothly and safely guide wood through my table saw with improved accuracy and more importantly improved safety over a push stick. The flexibility to adjust the fence guides, extension wings, and the place where the saw blade passes provides a versatility that has be using this tool for almost every cut. Something I wish I had understood better was why there were offers to buy 2 GRR-RIPPERs at the same time. I assumed it was for larger workshops where you would keep one near the table saw and another near the router or planer. Now I understand that the second one is needed to cut stock longer than about 18" so you don't have to lift the one GRR-RIPPER off the stock and leave it unsupported while repositioning it to feed the wood further. The website mentions "Using two GRR-RIPPERs allows you to feed long stock continuously without stopping, virtually eliminating burning and blade marks caused by inconsistent feed rate." Which I read as a nice to have. I now see that it's more of a necessity to keep control of the stock at all times and not have to reach way over the saw blade. So I guess I'm buying another one.

Outstanding product. A must for woodworking

For safety purposes, these are worth $1000s of dollars for me. I need all of my fingers. I am an aspiring amateur wood worker. I am relatively new to wood working, but I love it. Have used this to help cut trim, tile and wood. I am very careful, however being new like me, you can never fully plan for kick backs or certain other events. This adds another layer of safety to ensure you still have all your digits.As far as the design, I am still learning to use this to its fullest.The install is a bit time consuming compared to a regular push block that is good to go out of the box. There are different sized rubber grommets and pieces to install. Overall it is worth it, but don't expect to pull it out of the ups box and go.This product has allowed me to feel more confident using my table and miter saw. Combined with the regular grip block, I can hold/cut more confidently and produce cleaner one pass cuts.I specifically like how it basically shields your hand from the saw.Another feature I like is that I am able to more securely hold the material tight to the fence of my table saw by adjusting the side pieces.last of all, it prevents small cut pieces on my table saw from being flung at me, which could injure me by force, or by the reaction of being hit and placing a body part on the saw in reaction.Great product for the non pro wood worker.

Great product. Substantial increase in safety

There's no single push block tool for every cutting task. After having this in my wish list for quite a while I decided to order it.There's quite a bit of assembly required. You have to attach the handle and put little rubber o'rings on a bunch of machine screws which act as retainers so the screws don't fall out when you're changing things around.Which brings me to my observation that because a screw driver is needed to swap legs I just don't. This means I'm either misusing it or can't use it for a cut because I can't be bothered with the change over. If I'm doing a number of similar cuts I do, but for a single cut I don't want to spend three minutes changing it over for a 12 second cut.This tool is substantial - solid and wide, which is good. It's well made from high density plastics. Your hand is well distanced from the blade. The wider, sliding center piece is nice and quickly adjusted, so that's never a problem, but I do find that for a good number of my cuts against the fence it's in the way and can't be moved to a place that's not. This is a bit hard to explain and maybe I'll find a way around it, but I wanted to mention it because it backs up my opinion that you won't be able to use this or any other design for every cut.The 1/8" leg sold separately for some reason (why?) is great for narrow rips. It holds the wood stable . A recent conversation with someone smarter than me left me thinking about using a sacrificial push stick for that cuts. Makes a lot of sense, but I hadn't thought of that before.I haven't used the large leveling plate yet so I can't comment on that. The rubber material on the bottom of the legs is pretty decent, but it does sometimes slip, even when brand new and perfectly clean. I find myself wishing this had optional hanging tabs to help pull short pieces through. There are times where it wants to slip and pressing down harder just adds more friction. I've been stuck mid cut with no way to advance a piece!I recently bought the Micro Jig tapering jig. While I haven't used it yet, it looks like one or even two of these integrate nicely with it.I recommend that you look at Micro Jig's other push block style that has the hanging tabs and a flat bottom so you know your options before buying. I have both and use the other on my jointer and router a lot.While you could certainly get by without a fancy push block like this, if you enjoy buying and using cool toys ... I mean tools ... I will say that this is quite well built and can only make your shop safer.

Great tool