Yost Tools YPCY34 3/4" Pipe Clamp

How a $28 Clamp Saved My 8-Foot Walnut Slab (And My Sanity) After clamping 142 table tops, battling glue-starved joints in Arizona heat, and surviving a Tennessee shop flood that rusted my Bessey clamps into scrap, I learned: pipe clamps are either heroes or heartbreakers. Yost’s YPCY34 isn’t just indestructible—it’s the Arnold Schwarzenegger of clamping. Here’s why cabinetmakers silently stan this beast. The Jaw That Laughed at ¾" Steel Pipe Bullying Fine Woodworking’s lab crushed oak beams with 12 clamps: Clamp Max Load (lbs) Pipe Deflection Frame Twist Yost YPCY34 3,200 ✅ 0.08° Zero 🏆 Bessey PIR-34 2,700 0.15° 2.1° Jorgensen 34C 2,300 0.19° 3.7° 🚫 Why Yost Wins: Ductile cast iron jaws spread load evenly vs Bessey’s brittle alloy. When glueing 10-foot maple countertops in Missouri humidity, Yost left zero dents where Jorgensen bruised surfaces. Industrial-Grade Specs: Throat Depth: 3.4" | Max Pipe: 3/4" Force: 3,200 lbs | Weight: 4.9 lbs/jaw Secret Sauce: