Mine came w/o a backplate. The backplate they eventually sent me did not fit totally in the spinner. There was an edge around 1/8th" wide all the way around it. Maybe after the fiasco I went thru with it, they changed. Either that or they sent me the wrong backplate. ?? Who cares. I ended up with a DB spinner and saved a lot of $s. I like HH stuff. This spinner is the only rip I have had with them. So, please do not take me wrong.