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

Great product and extremely versatile for small and large cuts. Worth every penny to protect your hands.

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.

Once properly assembled, this does a nice job of keeping the wood in place as it is being passed through the table saw. There is a controlled sense of feeling the wood as you pass through the blade. Please make sure the ripping fence is properly aligned with the blade to avoid any dangerous kickbacks.

Five stars means "I love it." There aren't many things I actually LOVE, but this is one. I grew up with a quality radial arm saw, and for everyone that now lives in fear of them, I used it for decades without incident or injury--and I ripped and ripped with it. I now own three of them, including a 5 HP, 16 inch. I didn't own a table saw until last year, and it put fear into me like radial arms do to so many others. I cringed at ripping past that table saw blade.I bought a GRR-Ripper and it totally changed my outlook. I immediately bought a second one for leapfrogging long cuts. I don't routinely cut chopsticks with it, as the ads like to show, but I use it for EVERY rip cut, even 8-foot long stock. Complete control, no kidding. Complete confidence and as close to complete safety as is probably possible.The unit is extremely well made. It's plastic, but not junk plastic. Mold work is top notch. Fasteners thread into brass inserts.It costs some money, and it takes a moment to set up for a cut, but it helps produce better work and it keeps your fingers on your hands. Compared to the thousands we spend on tools, and the value of fingers, the cost is nothing.The world's best safety device is inside your skull. But I think the GRR-Ripper is a far better safety device than all the guards and shields and warning labels ever produced.

So first things first, this isn't cheap.And when you look at what it is, it should be a lot cheaper. It's a bunch of plastic and some hardware. Throw all of that together and multiply it by 4 and it should cost about half as much as they're charging.Bust cost aside, it's a well thought out push block and it works nice.I reckon if you look at the value of a finger, it is worth the price.Assembly took a few minutes and I wonder how long the o-rings will last, but it went together well and should do the trick

The GRR-Ripper is such a nice tool and safety device that I recommend anyone using a table saw to have. It's simple to put together, although be careful that you do thread the screwed carefully so that they don't misalign and potentially strip. The grip and pressure of the GRR-Ripper is helpful and stands up to many types of wood as you cut them on a table saw.Pros: Simple to put together, great accessories, easy to modify for a variety of cuts, provides the ultimate in safety. I actually use this in combination with a push stick sometimes to get better guidance and more safety.Cons: my only complaint was that the first one I got had a bad screw as I was putting this together and there wasn't an extra one to build it, causing the threading in the nut to strip. Quickly replaced it however.Added Bonus: Get the movable handle accessory. You can then skew the handle to get some added diagonal/side pressure enabling further control and additional safety.Otherwise, I highly recommend this safety device and general guide for use. I'd rather have this thing get cut to pieces than my fingers.

Works great.