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Stylus Pressure Gauge AND Damage to Stylus?

Hello everyone, I am new to this analog thing and liking it so far. I purchased a Shure SFG-2 pressure gauge and do not have the steadiest hands in the world as I am a little older now. After 1 hour or so I finally got the arm force set at optimum pressure, but while I was doing this my new cartridge (Goldring) was sliding all over the gauge lever. Can this sort of slopyness damage the stylus or cause super accessive wear?

Very Worried!
-Marcus
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twl
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No, don't worry about it. Just be as careful as you can, and if it slides around a little, then that's the way it goes. I have done alot of cartridge alignments, and VTF adjustments with scales, and never had any cartridge damage.
The major concern is "hooking" the stylus from the side, and ripping it off, or bending the cantilever. This is bad. Just a little sliding around on top of the VTF scale is not going to hurt anything.
twl
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I'd say quit worrying about it and play some music.
Find a VTF you like and go with it.
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