How tight do you tighten a record clamp


How tight before it damages anything?maybe a dumb question sorry
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@rauliruegas It's all about mating the record to the platter surface.  That's why testing the record for that flat contact is the key.  Being concise is nice.  After all, we are not dealing with intermediate public key infrastructure management techniques.  
Adjusting the clamp (over the rubber washer) to each record drove me nuts.  Different record weights and different kinds of warps each call for a unique deformation of the disk.

Got rid of the clamp and replaced it with a peripheral weight and inexpensive center weight.  Much easier to manage; just throw them on and play.  No thinking involved.  Better SQ too!

Sold my VPI SS clamp making the ring weight cost a bit easier to bear.