GRR-RIPPER

I love this table saw push block. Ive used this the most since I bought it back a few years ago. Makes running sheets or anything on table saw alot safer and with some BOW supports & feather boards Ive stopped all kick back and can hold straight lines alot better. I have everything for this thing except the new block that has the tape measure built into block top. Worth the cost. GOAT of tablesaw push blocks.

This gripper is terrific. Only have two hands and ten fingers, all pretty important. So not interested in losing something to a table saw. Got two of these - often helps compared to one. They work really well. There are situations where push sticks work better, but not often. These are well worth getting. Also, and importantly, shout out to the company. One of them came with a defective screw that was a necessary item. Wrote to them, sent them a picture of the needed part (couldn’t see the problem but it was a particular screw I needed). Either same day or next (can’t remember) they got back to me and put a new part in the mail to me. Can’t ask for better than that.

I'm glad I got this. Wish I had bought two of them though since the material I am moving through my table saw is quite long, and I really ought to be alternating them. Lots of versatility in this thing to keep you, your work pieces, and your saw all safe.

They call it a "Micro" jig for a reason. This is suitable for cutting small pieces and doing a lot of them. Since you have to completely set the jig up for every cut you make it is a lot of setup when you are making only one cut. Also you can only raise the blade a little bit so it sneaks in under the "roof" of the push block. I like my blade raised up higher so when it enters the wood it is pulling the stock down onto the table saw not right at you. I'm keeping it as well as the GRR-RIP BLOCK because I will find that very useful when using the router table; it's great for that. For the table saw I have been using the Vermont American 26778 Push Shoe Assembly which is currently unavailable. You can Google that to get the idea by seeing it here on the Amazon page. Everyone has their own way of doing things, and I have been woodworking professionally. I use leather gloves like they sell at Home Depot. I realize that the table saw blade only moves one way. So anything you do on the side of the blade that is closer to you is not going to result in a finger loss. So I take my larger boards and support them, and feed them into the blade by using my hand as a guide to push them into the fence and allow the board to slip by. That is why the leather glove is so important; it slides real nice. You can't do that with your bare fingers. I keep the push stock Vermont American handy just to the right side of the fence, and when I am finishing my cut, I pick it up, and hook the rear tab on the edge of the wood. My pushing motion is at a 45 degree angle toward the fence, not the blade. So if there is a slip my hand is moving over the fence not into the blade. Since the Vermont American is so tall my hand is always well above the height of the blade. Once I pass through the blade, and the piece is not south of the blade I give the V American a little twist and it pushes the cut piece just a little away from the blade to the left side. So I am not placing anything, or grabbing anything to the north side of the blade. That is the danger zone. Everything is done making contact between the wood and the fence. Okay so now back to the Gripper. If you are making repeatable cuts and you need let’s say 1/4" cuts the gripper is ideal for that. Myself personally I don't like working under such tight tolerances when it comes to gripping the stock. It brings a lot of dangerous possibilities into the mix. The Gripper virtually eliminates all of those risks. It's a pain to have to set it up for each cut, but if you are making a lot of the same pieces it is worth it. What I do when making sliver cuts for stock that is real thin, I run the large part of the board between the fence and the blade, and leave the sliver to the outside of the blade. You may be thinking why do that? You won't be getting consistent cuts that way. Normally that is correct, but I have an Incra Table Saw fence I bought here at Amazon but I don't see them carrying it anymore. It cuts accurately to within a thousandth of an inch, repeatedly, easily. Too much to explain. But anyhow I also use the Forrest Woodworker II blade which is exactly one eighth of an inch wide. So I can dial in the fence to be whichever size I need, plus one eighth to account for the blade. Perfect repeatable cuts without having to worry about trapping a quarter inch wide piece of wood between the blade and the fence and having to squeeze your push block along that narrow trough. You could do this manually with any saw by simply making up a sample guide piece that is the width you need, plus whatever the thickness of your blade is. Then you manually adjust the fence using the guide piece and lock it down. You can get some very accurate cuts this way. The alternative is set your fence once and forget it using the GRR-Ripper 3D but once again you are making a very inflexible cut. No matter how you look at it if you blade catches the edge of the gripper something ugly is going to happen. This is all about safety and the Gripper enhances that for small pieces. It's not cheap, but neither is losing a finger. I will be getting a lot more use out of this on the router, and the band saw, or as I mentioned for cutting smaller repetitive pieces on the table saw.

Such a great woodworker's tool! It's solid and grips well. It feels safe and comfortable using this instead of the default pushbar that came with my table saw.

I was looking for a safer push block with more features and adjustments for different projects on my table saw and this looked like it fit those needs perfectly. I've used it quite a few times now and I really like it. The inside adjustment works well to move it away from where the saw blade will be and still provide great grip and I also like the adjustment bracket on the edge that lowers to the table to keep the push block from tilting. It is made from good material, not too heavy and not too light and flimsy. I'll likely buy another one sometime down the road for cutting longer boards because it is versatile and works well.

Save you from cutting fingers off

I first found out about Microjig from a woodworking Youtube Channel. I saw how much safer it made using a table saw and router table. I then saw the price and decided not to get one. 1 month later I was doing some cuts on my table saw and had a close call while cutting thin strips. I've all ready cut the tips off of my index and middle finger when I was a child so I don't need to lose anymore. I then decided to spend the money and get this and haven't regretted my choice for a second. If I had known what I know now by using this Gripper I would have gotten it immediately despite the high cost. What I like about the Microjig, among other things, is it allows you to cut certain widths of wood much safer and easier than you can with a normal pushblock. It is adjustable so that you can still use this without any wobble when the wood is very narrow. It is very sturdier and heavier than expected. It is made of high quality and dense plastic. It also allows you to cut rabbits much easier because the sticky green bottom allows you to keep your wood pressed against your saw fence than with an ordinary pushblock. When I first took it out of the box i was thinking, wow you have to put this pushblock together? But once put together and put to use you will never go back to a normal pushblock. Although you don't necessarily need two of these, I do plan on getting another one in the near future. Additionally I would like to add that if you're someone hesitant to use a table saw because it seems scary or dangerous, you should use one of these Microjig push blocks, I know it will make you using a saw less scary and give you more confidence.

Top Produkt ist schon bisschen teuer!!! Aber sollte in keiner Werkstatt fehlen wo nee Säge ist . Und der Preis na ja , aber es Schütz meine Finger 😜. Würde es jederzeit wieder kaufen ,

Great

I hated having to buy this because of the price (my wife gifted it to me eventually) but now that I have it, I am very pleased with the quality and design. It does what it says it will do and does it extremely well. So, materials wise and design wise, it's great. It's marred only by its extortionate price tag.

Easy, konieczna rzecz

If you use a table saw, router etc then this is a must purchase. This product is very well made and easy to put together. it allows the work to be pushed though the cutting tool with little to no risk of kick back (table saw). Obviously this isn't fool proof and normal safe working practices should be adopted. This is better than any other push stick device I have used. There are lots of you tube videos showing the uses of this device and many makers use them everyday. Yes its at a high price point but I think its worth the money given the control and safe operation you get with its use. Look youtube to see it in action and make you decision. I don't think you will regret it. But be safe with any cutting machine you use. Here ends the lecture!