Bill,
I used a plastic library card that was a bit thinner than a credit card. I cut off the magnetic strip just in case, and needed to make it more narrow anyway. I then bent it so that the weighing step was at the record's level. I then used blu-tack to attach the other half to the weighing surface of the scale. Voila.
Phil,
Why don't you place the stylus on the scale, and then turn the scale on? If the scale is calibrated correctly, once you turn it on, the reading will indicate the VTF only with a negative sign. I tried this way many times with my electronic scale that was also showing a negative reading as I lowered the cartridge, and the results were consistent.
I used a plastic library card that was a bit thinner than a credit card. I cut off the magnetic strip just in case, and needed to make it more narrow anyway. I then bent it so that the weighing step was at the record's level. I then used blu-tack to attach the other half to the weighing surface of the scale. Voila.
Phil,
Why don't you place the stylus on the scale, and then turn the scale on? If the scale is calibrated correctly, once you turn it on, the reading will indicate the VTF only with a negative sign. I tried this way many times with my electronic scale that was also showing a negative reading as I lowered the cartridge, and the results were consistent.