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USING THE BACKSTOPS
The backstops are useful when a large number of bends have to be
made all of which are the same distance from the edge of the work-
piece. Once the backstops are correctly set any number of bends can
be made without the need for any measuring or marking out on the
workpiece.
Normally the backstops would be used with a bar laid against them so
as to form a long surface on which to reference the edge of the work-
piece. No special bar is supplied but the extension piece from the
bending beam may be used if another suitable bar is not available.
NOTE: I f it is r eq u ir ed t o set a ba ck st op under t he cla mpba r ,
then this can be done by using a strip of sheetmetal the same thick-
ness as the workpiece, in conjunction with the backstops.
BACKSTOPS
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