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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
mrcs99e0
mrcs99e0 OP
13 posts
 
Basement, its not that it doesn't float in the same spot everytime.

Every time I JUST place the Stylus on the lever I get my desired reading. If I were to touch the tonearm a little and make the tonearm and lever bob up and down with eachother, it then settles on a slightly higher reading (more downforce on the tonearm).

I maybe would say the more accurate method would be to JUST place the stylus on the lever without causing bobing because maybe the Gauge has friction on it and cannot lift the tonearm back up. What do you all think?
twl
3,251 posts
 
I'd say quit worrying about it and play some music.
Find a VTF you like and go with it.
mrcs99e0 OP
13 posts
 
TWL, well put. Sometimes us "Vinyl Heads"
need a kick in the &@%

-Marcus
mrcs99e0 OP
13 posts
 
One more thing. I have noticed that when I place the Gauge on a record instead of the platter mat, the VTF reading on the gauge is much more higher. (ie. on the mat the reading is 1.5 grams, on the record the reading is 2.5 grams, then if I place it on the platter without the mat the reading is much lower roughly around 1 gram). What do you think?

P.S - The Shure instructions read "for better stability, place the gauge on a record"

Thanks,
Frustrated.
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