Buy Mesa Vista Design GT2000 42-Inch Magnetic Featherboard System, Includes How-to-VideoMesa Vista Design GT2000 42-Inch Magnetic Featherboard System, Includes How-to-Video Product Description:
- 1 handed, 3-second setup
- Works on cast iron, aluminum, or radial arm saws
- Setup is so fast and easy, you use in on every rip cut
- Glueline accuracy on every cut
- Rip narrow (1/8" ) pieces between fence and blade - no push stick
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Save your fingers!!!
By Darrell Caldwell
If you have ever had even the smallest piece of wood kickback from a table saw, you know how scary it was. The Grip Tites were first demonstrated for me at a woodworking show. The demonstrator took a 8' long 2x4 and ran into midway into the saw. Then, in order to exhibit the power of the Grip Tites, he pushed the board sideways into the blade. If the Grip Tites had not been in use, that board would have kicked off the blade and caused major damage. As it was, the board started burning, the blade whined, but no kickback. After two very close encounters with kick back, I decided on the spot I had to have the Grip Tites.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.Great Safe Product
By A Customer
It isn't often I write to brag on a product, but I have the GT 2000 43" System I use on my table saw. I also have two Spare GT 2000 Which I use on by band saw and they really work great! I've tried a number of products, including some homemade ones, but the Grip-Tite is the best I've used. Using the product while ripping makes me feel much more safe and confident and the set-up is really easy and quick. Thanks for a great product!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.Great product, especially for narrow rip cuts on the table saw
By Cary Swoveland
I use the Grip-Tites for various operations with my table saw and band saw, but I mainly use them to rip narrow boards on my table saw. For those operations, I generally proceed as follows:1. Position the fence.2. Crank the blade down below the top of the table.3. Place the material to be cut against the fence, covering the blade.4. Place both Grip-Tites on the fence, with the roller guides resting on the stock, one Grip-Tite on each side of the blade.5. Push down the handle of each Grip-Tite until the roller guide applies the appropriate amount of pressure to the stock.6. Remove the stock.7. Crank up the blade, checking to make sure it does not touch either Grip-Tite.8. Rip the material.The roller guides hold the stock securely against both the table and the fence. I therefore do not use the flexible plastic wings for this operation. I push the material though the blade with either another board that is to be ripped to the same width, or a scrap piece of wood that is no thicker (wider OK) than the stock being cut.Some practice is required to position the Grip-Tites quickly and accurately. However, even when one becomes proficient at that, it still takes some time to position them. For that reason, I do not use them for rips that are wider than about 2". I have an overhead guard for safety, and, for wider rip cuts, have no trouble holding the stock securely against the fence with a push stick.I initially bought two Grip-Tites, but not the steel fence cover or roller guides. The Grip-Tites alone were of limited utility when used on my (aluminum fence-equipped) table saw. Adding the steel fence cover and roller guides has made all the difference.A tiny negative: there is a bit of plastic material rattling around inside each Grip-Tite. I understand this has to do with the way they are manufactured, and is nothing to be concerned about.
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