A 3/4 View of the GRR-Ripper® Guiding the Wood for the First Cut

Learn to Make Your Own Domino Racks

This is another view of the first cut made in the rack blank to start making a set of domino racks. The wood is cut with a 20 degree angle cut for the first cut. The problem with doing this using a featherboard is that a featherboard only can apply pressure to guide the wood against the fence and forward. If the blade runs into a dense spot in the wood or a more porous part of the wood, it can seize just enough to take control away from you. The block you were guiding with the featherboard can fly back and do some damage to you or your shop. By using the GRR-Ripper we can apply pressure against the fence, forward and down - no flying wood to hit you, no danger of hands near the blade.

In this step, as the image shows, the fence is set just under 1/4" from the blade at 3/16". The block used to make these racks is 1 3/16" x 1 3/16" and they can be whatever length you prefer to work with. For this first cut the depth of cut is 1 1/16". The blade is at a 20 degree angle. The GRR-Ripper® shown here has been fitted with a custom (homemade) tailpiece that we'll show you in a different picture in this series. The tailpiece keeps the stock moving forward, giving an assist that can be helpful when working on small parts.

The GRR-Ripper® Helps to Make Work Safer

Your Shop Safety is important, precision stock handling is important too. The GRR-Ripper is the simplest solution for guiding your work on a router or table saw without risking slippage of a featherboard, it gives you more complete control. Choose the Basic or Advanced Models and add accessories as you learn the versatility of this great tool. For about the price of an average saw blade, you could be working much safer than you are.
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