Yost 6" Chain Pipe Vise with Bench Clamp, Model BC-6

Brad: Mounted to bumper on service truck. Convenient and out of the way, don’t have to drag anything out of the bed, has held up to 6” sch10 x 21’. The weak link is eventually the nub that holds the chain will fatigue, there is a perfect spot to drill an tap a bolt into vise by the nub to keep the vise going. At this price you can’t beat it and it takes a beating being used for more then it was designed for.

United States on Sep 27, 2023

Kindle Customer: Needed to work with 3" pipe. This fit the work

United States on Aug 14, 2023

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: First, bench is solid and seemed well made. Chain, vise, grips and handle all appeared in good order when received. I had not read comments prior to purchasing. I selected this based on overall review score, and it was the middle of the road in terms of cost.

I wanted something that would cover my needs on the smaller diameter piping (1/2” & 3/4”, 1” and 1-1/4”) with the occasional 3” to 4” for fixturing and/or securing of material off a truck hitch.

This seems to do fine at 1-1/4”, I did not try 1”. 1/2” after tightening down the vise on A53 Grade A gas piping, there was simply not enough bite in the grip teeth. When using a manual threader the pipe would rotate and essentially cut a groove under the chain. Attempting to tighten further placed a crimp that is visible and able to feel a lip from the inside when the area was cut out.

Was impressed with the chain strength but the product is not what was advertised, at least in terms of the compatible size ranges. I am returning and purchased the one I should have initially.

If you need something for holding in place and don’t intend to place the torque you’d expect while...

United States on Jul 10, 2022

pringpring: Don't know how I got along with out it. Worth its weight. Bolted it through the 2 holes of the tubing posts. Used a u bolt for the rear. If you have a long enough socket extension you could do a bolt down through the actual square vertical post instead of the u bolt

United States on Mar 18, 2022

Alfons Poppe: Well built item and holds a 3” shaft very solid while setting bearings on it

Canada on Mar 30, 2021

Mike: Have not used the vise yet but it looks well built and the same as a Ridget pipe vise.

Canada on Mar 07, 2020

Reds Heat & Hotwater: Great looking vise, yet it is Huge! The picture does not do this vise justice.
Seriously, I want a smaller one. This is just to big. How do I return it

Canada on Nov 22, 2019

Robert: Good quality but too large to grip 1/2" pipe properly

Canada on Jul 28, 2019

wesley roberts: All right I'm going to give a good review on this chain vice even though it broke on me two times . I'm a pipe fitter it use this thing every day from 12 inch to 3/4 inch pipe it is only made for 6 inch pipe and smaller .but this is the real world so the first time it broke on me was this chain this is easy to take a part to work on it and get back to work . I love that it only cost me about 100 dollars for this chain vice my old chain vice was 450 dollars . The chain will some time come a part the pins will come out after very heavy use what I did just tack weld them back that will solve this problem forever so as a pipe fitter this is a great product I like the one I got

United States on Jun 15, 2019

nf: Worked great. I used it to cut 1/2 inch black pipe with a sawsall. It was as stable as the table.

Canada on Sep 10, 2018