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Chris DeHut is the executive producer and host of Woodworking at Home DVD magazine.

Chris demonstrates the assembly process of the GRR-Ripper System, both GR-100 and GR-200 models.

Chris shows you the danger of using a regular Push Stick to feed stock on the table saw.

Chris shows you a regular Push Stick only pushes the Keeper piece but not the OFF-CUT piece.

Chris demonstrates how the GRR-Ripper provides total control over both sides of the stock.

The GRR-Ripper safely feeds stock with downward pressure only on the shoulder area during a cove cut on the table saw - greatly reducing the chance of the stock collapsing if pressure is applied in the center as it progressively becomes thinner.

An irregularly-shaped cherry board is shown here before an Edge Jointing operation using the GRR-Ripper GR-200 model.

Edge Jointing this irregularly-shaped cherry board is just a single pass operation performed on the table saw with GRR-Ripper Model GR-200 and a simple user-built spacer.

Chris shows the smooth straight edge of the cherry from the Edge Jointing operation with Model GR-200.

Chris shows you the capability of the GRR-Ripper in controlling difficult-to-hold stock, e.g., a round dowel, during the grooving process.

A perfectly straight groove is created.

When making blind cuts, such as dadoing on the table saw, keeping constant downward pressure over the whole length of the stock is important so the stock stays flat on the saw table top to produce a dado of uniform depth. Balanced Pressure is spread to the two sides of the dado blade to prevent possible breakage of the stock if pressure is applied directly over the dado set. The GRR-Ripper also prevents unexpected hand contact with the buried dado blade when exiting the cut.

When cutting very thin material, it is best to have downward pressure next to both sides of the saw blade to reduce material flapping caused by the saw teeth. You can achieve this by slightly scoring into the non-slip pad on any one the legs during the cut. Individual replacement legs are now available. If the legs are chewed up badly, they are available as a replacement part.

With one of the Side Legs removed, the Center Leg can be used against the fence for scoring or non-scoring cuts.