grr-ripper testimonial

[agent511]

I'm the guy that almost chopped off two fingers cutting a small piece of wood on the TS with push sticks. I was advised by many of you to get the Grr-ripper (the deluxe model).

It is that good. I actually bought a used one on ebay, which was dumb, since I paid almost the price of a new one.

Today I was cutting 3/4" oak into thresholds. The pieces were 2" wide, and I had to cut the angles in them to make them taper to each long edge. To do this, I had to rip them standing up on the 3/4" edge, with the blade angled away. Would have been very scary without proper equipment. The grr-riper adjusted to the unusual configuration and held the piece securely and safely.

Then I jointed down the thresholds to about 5/8", and dado'd out rabbets to interface with the laminate floor. Came out fine.

[just4funsies]

Another believer... Good for you!

[Raymonator]

Do you have a picture of what this gripper looks like ?

[Knottscott]

Do you have a picture of what this gripper looks like ?

It can be configured many different ways. Love mine!

[wreckwriter]

It pushes both the good and waste sides out? That looks good. One of the problems I have is that using the SMT of small material, say a 1x2, it leaves the waste side sitting right next to the spinning blade.

On the other hand, looks like using this that way requires guard to be removed..

[Raymonator]

Very interesting looking beast. Did a search on e-Bay, but couldn't find anything on it. How much do they go for and where would I be able to find one in Canada? I made a push stick out of polyethelene a while back, and so far it has always worked ok, but I like the idea of pushing both pieces through the blade even better.

[RmeDad]

Amazon is the easiest! Also sold by Peachtree Woodworking Supply. Several options at prices ranging from $50US to $150US.

[agent511]

I just checked - there are none on ebay right now. There usually are a few.

Anyway, just type into google, or any browser you prefer, "grr-ripper" without the quotes. You will get amazon, Microjig- the official website, and 10,098 other references and sellers.

I have the GR-200.

[agent511]

Like this:
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...q=grr%2Dripper

[agent511]

wreckwriter - you are right. This presupposes that you are not using the guard. I would say that this is safer, but I guess that would be an opinion. In my case, I wasn't using the guard anyway.

The same company also makes a detachable splitter that attaches to ZCTP's. I plan on getting one soon.

Both products one some type of woodworker product of the year award.

[mater]

I bought 2 of these at a woodworking show a couple years ago and have been pleased with them. After watching the demostration I had to have them. They have been worth what I paid for them.

[vaking]

Those that look for grr-ripper in Canada - here is one:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...12&cat=1,43000
Grr-ripper is usefull for small stock - for that you will most likely remove blade guard anyway and those cuts are the most difficult.
I must admit, however, that i don't have a grr-ripper but I made my own version serving same function. I have a miter slot on the left of a blade and my version has a runner sliding in that slot. Prevents any chance of side pressure. Very easy to make.

[LarryG]

On the other hand, looks like using this that way requires guard to be removed..

Most of the cuts for which you need the GRR-Ripper will require the guard to be removed anyway, because it would be difficult or impossible to control the workpiece with the guard in place. And vice-versa: if you will be able to leave the guard in place, you probably won't need the GRR-Ripper.

[woodyork]

They have an excellent web site -- http://www.microjig.com/
I'm thinking about buying one. I knicked a fingertip as the blade was stopping about a month ago.

[paulstenlund]

Alex
Could you post a picture or drawing of your homemade gripper clone, Thanks

Paul