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This is a simple but very useful little device.
It's cheap and easy to build and can save you hours of time and frustration in the long run.

The Bend Finder has two main uses:
1- A safety buffer when poking around looking for bends.
2- Helps find correct potentiometer ratings for adjustable bends.

The bane of all benders is the burnt circuit. You spend hours finding those "choice" bends and just before wrapping it up you decide to try one more connection...And that's when it happens. The circuit fries. A feeling of defeat grips your soul, your only release a single burning tear.
It's main use is to help find the best potentiometer value for bends that can be adjusted with pots. It can also be used as a simple. patchable switch and as a safety buffer when looking for bends. 
Basically it's just 5 potentiometers in a box, wired in series with a switch.
I used two banana jack binding posts as connection terminals. 
This is a common tool in most electronics shops, this model has just been tweeked a bit to work in a circuit bending setting.

The Bend Finder can be used in a few different ways.
It's main use is to help find the best potentiometer value for bends that can be adjusted with pots.
-Solder two wires to two different points on a circuit board that you know create an interesting bend when connected. 
-Connect those wires to the binding posts on the Bend Finder. Make sure the switch on the BF is in the OFF position.
-Turn all the pots all the way UP. Flip the BF switch to the ON position.
-Slowly turn the pots down one at a time starting with the highest value until you find the pot value that works best for that bend.


